Google Data Engineer - GCP

NCS Group Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Discounted health insurance

Career development programs

Job summary

A technology services provider located in Melbourne is seeking a Mid-Senior Data Engineer to develop and manage scalable data infrastructures. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Google Cloud Platform and experience with data pipeline development. You will be responsible for transforming raw data into actionable insights and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. This position offers full-time employment with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Strong background and experience in Google Cloud Platform.
• Previous hands-on Google Cloud experience.
• Ability to script in at least one of the following languages: Python, Bash.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Dataflow and BigQuery.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production data systems.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Analysts to ensure data integrity.

Skills

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Data pipeline development

Real-time streaming data processing

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Version control (Git)

DataOps principles

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Education

GCP Professional Data Engineer Certification

Tools

Terraform

BigQuery

Pub/Sub

Job description

Job Description

This role is responsible for building and scaling the massive, reliable data infrastructure that powers critical decisions, product features, and advanced analytics across our organization—impacting billions of users daily. As a Data Engineer, you will be a core architect and builder of our next-generation data pipelines, transforming raw, high-volume data into structured, actionable insights.

You will design, construct, implement, and rigorously manage end-to-end data processing systems, focusing on robustness, efficiency, security, and high throughput. Your challenge will be to translate complex, ambiguous business requirements from product managers and data scientists into scalable, fault‑tolerant solutions using cutting‑edge Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies. This includes deep involvement with services like BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Composer, and Pub/Sub.

Your contributions will be instrumental in enabling data‑driven optimization across areas such as product development, machine learning model training, and operational efficiency, making you a vital partner in Google’s ongoing innovation. We’re looking for an engineer ready to tackle petabyte‑scale data challenges and champion data quality across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Design and Build: Develop, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) using technologies like Dataflow (Apache Beam), Composer (Apache Airflow), and BigQuery.
• Infrastructure Management: Architect and optimize data models within BigQuery for performance and cost efficiency, supporting high‑volume analytical workloads.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Software Engineers to understand data needs and ensure data quality, integrity, and security across all platforms.
• Operational Excellence: Monitor and troubleshoot production data systems, implementing best practices for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) of data pipelines.
• Innovation: Explore and recommend new data technologies and cloud services to enhance data architecture and governance.

Qualifications

• Strong background and experience in Google (GCP) along with a background as a Data Engineer.
• Experience with real‑time streaming data processing using technologies like Pub/Sub and Dataflow Streaming.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Deep understanding of DataOps principles and automated testing for data quality.
• GCP Professional Data Engineer Certification is a plus.

Additional Information

• Previous experience in a similar role as a Cloud Engineer developing, implementing or managing secure Google Cloud solutions at an enterprise level.
• Previous hands‑on Google Cloud experience.
• Previous experience of working on Federal Government projects.
• Previous experience building infrastructure as code with Terraform at an advanced level.
• Ability to script in at least one of the following languages: Python, Bash.
• Applied knowledge of CI/CD concepts and deployment of platform solutions.
• Solutions experience leveraging GCP‑based core services such as Compute Engine, App Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, etc.
• Be well‑versed in networking concepts, including virtual private clouds (VPCs), subnets, load balancing, firewalls, and DNS.
• Experience designing secure and scalable network architectures on Google Cloud.
• Security‑focused with a deep understanding of cloud security principles, threats, and mitigation techniques.
• Hold one more of the following Professional Level Google Cloud certifications: Cloud Architect, Cloud DevOps Engineer, Cloud Developer or other professional‑level Google Cloud certifications.

Why join us

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well‑being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI‑driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal‑opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Agencies

We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Consulting