GCP Data & AI Specialist — BigQuery & Looker

Accenture; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a GCP Data Specialist to help deliver data modernization, analytics, and AI solutions on Google Cloud Platform. You will design architectures, build data pipelines, and assist with ML model development under guidance from senior team members.

The role emphasizes hands-on delivery, data governance, and collaboration with clients and delivery teams, including exposure to Vertex AI and Gemini models. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years hands-on experience in Data Engineering, Analytics, ML Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum of 2 years practical experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with SQL, data modeling, and building data pipelines.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with Python or AI or GenAI tools (Vertex AI preferred).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

Responsibilities

• Hands‑On Technical Delivery: Build data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and integrations using GCP services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage.
• Assist with data modeling, performance tuning, and query optimization in BigQuery.
• Implement data ingestion patterns for batch and streaming data sources.
• Support development of dashboards and analytics products using Looker or Looker Studio.
• Support Agentic AI & ML Solution Development: Develop ML models and AI solutions using Vertex AI, Gemini Foundation Models, Gemini Enterprise, Model APIs & Embeddings.
• Implement ML pipelines and establish MLOps (monitoring, retraining, deployment).
• Support prompt engineering, embeddings, and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) experiments.
• Contribute to model testing, validation, and documentation.
• Data Governance, Quality & Security Support: Implement metadata management, data quality checks, and lineage tracking using GCP tools (Dataplex, IAM).
• Follow best practices for security, identity management, and compliance.
• Support operational processes for data validation, testing, and monitoring.
• Continuous Learning & Team Support: Learn and apply GCP Data & AI best practices, collaborate with senior engineers/architects, contribute to accelerators, stay current with GCP releases and Gemini updates.

Skills

Data Engineering

Analytics

ML Engineering

GCP

SQL

Python

Looker

Vertex AI

Gemini

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

IAM

Dataplex

Looker Studio

Job description

Accenture is seeking a GCP Data Specialist to help deliver data modernization, analytics, and AI solutions on Google Cloud Platform. You will design architectures, build data pipelines, and assist with ML model development under guidance from senior team members.

The role emphasizes hands-on delivery, data governance, and collaboration with clients and delivery teams, including exposure to Vertex AI and Gemini models. Travel may be required.