Lead GCP Data Engineer - BigQuery, Looker, Pipelines

Tredence Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tredence Inc. is seeking a Lead GCP Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms and pipelines on GCP. You will lead semantic modeling with LookML in Looker and collaborate with stakeholders to translate analytics needs into robust data solutions.

The role requires strong SQL, Python, and data warehousing experience, with a focus on governance, security, and performance tuning within a fast-paced environment. Prior leadership and mentoring responsibilities are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Google Cloud certifications such as Professional Data Engineer and Professional Cloud Architect are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Build and optimize data solutions using BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, and Pub/Sub.
• Develop and maintain semantic data models using LookML in Looker.
• Create dashboards, reports, and analytics to support business decisions.
• Lead data architecture discussions and provide guidance to engineering teams.
• Implement data governance, data quality, security, and performance best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate analytics requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and conduct code reviews.
• Troubleshoot data pipeline and performance issues.
• Work with DevOps to implement CI/CD and infra best practices.

Skills

BigQuery

Cloud Composer

Dataflow

Pub/Sub

Cloud Functions

IAM & Security

Looker development

LookML modeling

Python

SQL

Shell Scripting

dbt

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Looker

dbt

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Job description

Tredence Inc. is seeking a Lead GCP Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms and pipelines on GCP. You will lead semantic modeling with LookML in Looker and collaborate with stakeholders to translate analytics needs into robust data solutions.

The role requires strong SQL, Python, and data warehousing experience, with a focus on governance, security, and performance tuning within a fast-paced environment. Prior leadership and mentoring responsibilities are expected.