Senior Data Engineer, Cloud Data & AI Platforms

Accenture PLC; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a hands-on Data/AI Engineer to help deliver modern data ecosystems on Google Cloud. You will build pipelines, model data, and support dashboards with Looker, while advancing ML solutions using Vertex AI and Gemini.

Join a high-impact team, collaborate with senior architects, and drive end-to-end data projects with a focus on security, quality, and scalable architecture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics, ML Engineering, or related fields.
• 4+ years practical experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• 5+ years experience with SQL, data modeling, and building data pipelines.
• 3 years of experience with Python or AI/GenAI tools (Vertex AI preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; associates require 6+ years.

Responsibilities

• Hands-On Technical Delivery.
• Build data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and integrations using GCP services like 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 sources.
• Support dashboards and analytics products using Looker or Looker Studio.
• Develop ML models and AI solutions using Vertex AI, Gemini models, embeddings, and APIs.
• Establish MLOps pipelines including monitoring, retraining, and deployment.
• Support prompt engineering, embeddings, and RAG experimentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders; translate requirements into technical tasks.
• Ensure data governance, quality, security, and lineage with GCP tools.

Skills

Data Engineering

SQL

Python

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

Looker

Vertex AI

Gemini Enterprise

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking a hands-on Data/AI Engineer to help deliver modern data ecosystems on Google Cloud. You will build pipelines, model data, and support dashboards with Looker, while advancing ML solutions using Vertex AI and Gemini.

Join a high-impact team, collaborate with senior architects, and drive end-to-end data projects with a focus on security, quality, and scalable architecture.