Senior Cloud Data Engineer for Global Analytics

tsys; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global benefits

Job summary

Global Payments is seeking a Data Engineer to lead architecture and evolution of cloud data platforms that power insights and decision-making across the organization.

You will design scalable data ecosystems, drive automations and governance, and mentor engineering teams to deliver high-impact outcomes. Strong GCP, Python, and SQL skills are required, with a passion for reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading cloud data platforms and analytics.
• Deep GCP expertise including Dataflow, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Composer.
• Strong Python/SQL with ETL/ELT framework development.

Responsibilities

• Shape and evolve cloud data platforms to power insights and decision making.
• Lead enterprise data solutions transforming complex requirements into scalable platforms.
• Champion automation, governance, and platform modernization to reduce risk.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentoring to engineering teams.
• Improve data platform performance, security, and cost efficiency.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data engineering

Cloud architecture

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Master's degree (CS/Engineering)

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Dataflow

Pub/Sub

Composer (Airflow)

dbt

Terraform

Job description

Global Payments is seeking a Data Engineer to lead architecture and evolution of cloud data platforms that power insights and decision-making across the organization.

You will design scalable data ecosystems, drive automations and governance, and mentor engineering teams to deliver high-impact outcomes. Strong GCP, Python, and SQL skills are required, with a passion for reliability and security.