Senior GCP Data Engineer

Role: Senior GCP Data Engineer position in Florida.

Location: Coral Gables, FL (Onsite/Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

About the Role: We are looking for a hands-on Senior GCP Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize enterprise-scale data platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in BigQuery, Apache Iceberg, and cloud-native data engineering services, with experience delivering scalable, high-performance data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and AI-driven initiatives.

Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-scale data platforms on GCP.Build and optimize batch and streaming data pipelines using BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and GCS.Develop robust ETL/ELT frameworks, data models, and data quality solutions. Implement modern lakehouse architectures using Apache Iceberg. Design and manage end-to-end orchestration using Cloud Composer (Airflow).Optimize BigQuery workloads for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. Implement CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, and operational monitoring. Enable trusted, governed, and AI-ready data foundations.

Preferred Qualifications: BigLake, Dataplex, Vertex AI, Looker, Real-time Analytics, Multi-cloud experience (AWS/GCP).Additional Enterprise Technologies: Snowflake, Oracle Database, Oracle GoldenGate, ODI, PeopleSoft, Oracle ERP ecosystems.