Job Description
Position Title: Lead Data Engineer (GCP)
Location: Nashville, TN (Remote)
Duration: Long Term Contract
Job description:
The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible for leading technical projects, mentoring a team of engineers, and driving the technical roadmap. This role requires a deep understanding of data engineering principles, proficiency in various programming languages and distributed systems, and hands-on experience with GCP technologies. The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to build and optimize data pipelines, manage data infrastructure, and support advanced analytics initiatives. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential to ensure successful project delivery and team development.
Required Skills:
- Technical leadership experience (minimum 5 years as a lead)
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, Java/Scala, and distributed systems (Spark, Beam)
- GCP Expertise: Hands-on with BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Composer (Airflow), and Terraform
- Experience with CloudSQL, Cloud Storage, GCP Suite, Cloud Run, and custom templates
- Experience with Kafka and Data Plex
- Leadership experience in leading projects, mentoring teams, and driving technical roadmaps
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD, Git, and infrastructure-as-code
- GCP Certifications (e.g., Professional Data Engineer)
- Experience with real-time processing, Vertex AI, or multi-cloud environments
- Understanding of DBT Labs & clinical/CMS billing data
- Lead engineers, review code, and establish data engineering standards, CI/CD, and monitoring
- Build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using Dataflow (Apache Beam), Dataproc (Spark), Pub/Sub, and Cloud Functions
- Architect and manage BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and Data Fusion for efficient data ingestion, transformation, and storage
- Optimize pipeline performance, query efficiency, and GCP cost management
- Collaborate with data architects, scientists, and analysts to deliver self-service data platforms
- Support advanced analytics/ML use cases
- Implement data validation, lineage, and metadata management
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $60–$65 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.apolisrises.com/ |
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Employee Referral Program, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans
About Company
Since 1996, RJT has provided successful SAP, Oracle, and IT consulting solutions and staffing services to clients around the world. The new Apolis brings you the same personalized service fortified with a greater array of IT solutions, global expertise, and cost-management strategies.
We are a global IT consultancy that seamlessly integrates experts and leading-edge solutions into your organization so you can focus on what really matters.
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