GCP - Data Engineer

Zentact Systems Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zentact Systems Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking a Data Engineer or Senior Data Engineer to design and implement scalable, cloud-native data solutions on Google Cloud. You will build ETL/ELT pipelines, ingest data from REST APIs, and orchestrate workflows using Cloud Composer and Dataform.

The role requires hands-on experience with BigQuery, data warehousing, and modern data governance practices. You will collaborate within an agile team to deliver secure, compliant data solutions and contribute to

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering.
• Strong Python and API integration.
• Hands-on GCP: BigQuery, Dataform, Cloud Composer, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub.
• Advanced SQL and data warehousing.
• Terraform, CI/CD and Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Build and run scalable ETL/ELT pipelines on GCP.
• Ingest data from REST APIs and enterprise systems using Python.
• Orchestrate workflows with Cloud Composer (Airflow) and Dataform.
• Model and manage data in BigQuery with warehousing and lifecycle practices.
• Deliver large-scale data migrations with validation and reconciliation.
• Apply data governance, security and compliance controls, including Cloud DLP.
• Deploy GCP resources with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Python

REST API integration

Airflow

BigQuery

Tools

Cloud Composer (Airflow)

Terraform

Dataform

CI/CD

Cloud Storage

Job description

Pipelines that pull data from APIs, land it cleanly in BigQuery and stand up to governance and security checks. That’s the work.

We’re looking for a Data Engineer or Senior Data Engineer (5 to 8+ years) to build scalable, cloud-native data solutions on Google Cloud.

What you’ll do

• Build and run scalable ETL/ELT pipelines on GCP
• Ingest data from REST APIs and enterprise systems using Python
• Orchestrate workflows with Cloud Composer (Airflow) and Dataform
• Model and manage data in BigQuery, with sound warehousing and lifecycle practices
• Deliver large-scale data migrations, including validation and reconciliation
• Apply data governance, security and compliance controls, including Cloud DLP
• Deploy GCP resources with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines

Sponsorship is not available for this role. To apply, you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid visa with full Australian work rights.

What you’ll bring

• 5 to 8+ years in data engineering
• Strong Python and API integration (REST, JSON/XML, OAuth, error handling)
• Hands-on GCP: BigQuery, Dataform, Cloud Composer, Cloud Storage and Pub/Sub
• Advanced SQL, including performance tuning
• Data warehousing and dimensional modelling
• Terraform, CI/CD and Agile delivery

Good to Have:

Databricks, Data Quality, ServiceNow/Salesforce integrations and JIRA.