Senior Data Engineer — Remote, GCP Data Platform Lead

Ford Motor Company; Remote; USD 97,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to architect and scale data pipelines on GCP, transforming telemetry and enterprise data into analytics-ready assets. The role involves implementing CI/CD workflows and ensuring data governance while mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a Master's in Computer Science and over 7 years of experience in data engineering, with strong skills in Python, SQL, and data governance. This position also includes a range of benefits and competitive pay.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off for community service

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or a similar role.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform or AWS.
• 4+ years experience in Python and SQL; strong experience with PySpark is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end data pipelines (ETL/ELT) for large-scale enterprise data.
• Migrate data assets to centralized data platforms like BigQuery using data lake/warehouse architectures.
• Develop and operate orchestration pipelines using Airflow/Astronomer.

Skills

Data pipeline design

Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Cloud Storage)

ETL/ELT processes

Data governance

Python

SQL

Education

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Airflow

Terraform

Git

Looker

Tableau

Job description

A leading automotive company is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to architect and scale data pipelines on GCP, transforming telemetry and enterprise data into analytics-ready assets. The role involves implementing CI/CD workflows and ensuring data governance while mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a Master's in Computer Science and over 7 years of experience in data engineering, with strong skills in Python, SQL, and data governance. This position also includes a range of benefits and competitive pay.