DATA ENGINEER – GCP
Location: London, Bristol or Manchester – Flexible Hybrid Working
Contract: 6 months
Engagement: Inside IR35
Clearance: BPSS with eligibility for SC clearance
We’re looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a large-scale digital and data environment, helping develop and mature the infrastructure used to collect, process and make analytical data useful.
This is a hands-on technical role working across data engineering and wider technical teams. You’ll work on complex data flows, scalable data models and cloud-based data infrastructure, while contributing to strong engineering practices and standards.
The environment is heavily focused on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with BigQuery, Dataform and Airflow/Cloud Composer forming key parts of the technology stack.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Designing and implementing complex data flows across operational, analytics and BI systems.
- Building and refining robust data models that make data easier for teams to consume and use.
- Developing and improving cloud-based data infrastructure within GCP.
- Collecting and integrating data from multiple sources, including APIs and digital channels.
- Improving data tooling, technologies and engineering practices.
- Supporting strong data quality, governance and infrastructure standards.
- Working collaboratively with developers, analysts and other data professionals.
- Independently investigating technical problems where the requirements or solution may not initially be clearly defined.
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
- Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Strong experience with BigQuery.
- Experience using Dataform.
- Experience with Airflow / Cloud Composer.
- Strong data engineering fundamentals, including building scalable and robust production data solutions.
- Experience working with data quality, governance and appropriate data controls.
- Confidence operating in environments where requirements may initially be ambiguous.
- An investigative approach, with the ability to ask the right questions, find answers and independently move work forward.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a data-related profession, including at least 2 years within an engineering-focused role.
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE
- Terraform / Infrastructure as Code.
- Python.
- SQL.
- GitHub / Git-based development.
- Code reviews and CI/CD.
- API-based data collection and integration.
- Analytical or behavioural data.
- Data governance and regulatory requirements such as GDPR.
- Data quality frameworks and controls.
- Cross-domain data collection.
- GCP certifications or accreditations.
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