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We are seeking a Lead GCP Engineer to provide technical leadership for enterprise real-time data platforms and cloud modernization initiatives. This role will be responsible for leading the design, optimization, and evolution of large-scale data processing environments while driving adoption of modern cloud-native technologies within Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate has deep expertise in real-time and batch data processing architectures, strong leadership experience, and a proven track record supporting enterprise-scale data platforms. This individual will serve as a technical leader for both platform engineering efforts and the broader data engineering team, helping advance cloud capabilities and support future AI and analytics initiatives.
Job Responsibility
Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise real-time and batch data platforms
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering teams supporting large-scale data ecosystems
Drive modernization efforts leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies
Design and support scalable data pipelines for ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics
Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, security, and analytics teams to deliver enterprise data solutions
Support and optimize distributed data platforms including streaming, search, caching, and data processing technologies
Develop automation, monitoring, and operational processes to improve platform reliability and performance
Partner with stakeholders to define platform roadmaps and future-state architecture strategies
Evaluate emerging technologies and support AI, machine learning, and GenAI-related initiatives
Establish engineering best practices for scalability, performance, security, and operational excellence
Requirements
10+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or big data environments
8+ years of experience leading teams supporting enterprise-scale batch and real-time data platforms
Strong hands-on experience with: Hadoop, HBase, Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, MapRDB or similar distributed data platforms
3+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including: Bigtable, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Composer
Strong Python development experience
Experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems and real-time data architectures
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineering teams
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
Nice to have
Experience supporting AI, machine learning, or Generative AI initiatives
GenAI certifications or related technical training
Experience with enterprise observability and monitoring platforms, including ELK Stack
Familiarity with cloud-native architecture and platform engineering best practices
Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical production environments
Knowledge of infrastructure automation and DevOps methodologies