Director, Data Engineering - GCP
Core
Lead Google Cloud data engineering function, driving modern data architecture, real-time analytics, and Generative AI infrastructure for client digital transformations.
Role type
Director, Data Engineering (GCP)
Builds
Enterprise data platforms, ingestion pipelines, lakehouse architectures, and GenAI/ML infrastructure on Google Cloud
Domain
Cloud Data Engineering / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
GCP architecture, data modeling, ELT/ETL, real-time streaming, Terraform, SQL, Python, team leadership
Preferred skills
Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification, GenAI/LLM deployment experience
Technologies
BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Dataplex, Cloud Storage, Vertex AI, Terraform, Apache Beam, PySpark
Responsibilities
Define technical vision for GCP data engineering; oversee end-to-end design and deployment of enterprise data platforms; partner with Data Science to build GenAI pipelines and vector search infrastructure; implement data governance and security frameworks; serve as GCP SME in pre-sales and client workshops; establish CI/CD and automated monitoring; manage and mentor agile engineering teams
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise