Senior GCP Data Engineer: Cloud Modernization Lead

Long Finch Technologies; Cresskill (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Long Finch Technologies is seeking a Senior GCP Data Engineering Lead to drive large-scale cloud modernization, migration, and analytics on Google Cloud Platform. You will serve as the technical anchor, partnering with stakeholders, architects, QA, and offshore delivery teams to ensure successful data engineering delivery.

The role demands hands-on BigQuery, Airflow/Cloud Composer, Python, SQL optimization, and enterprise migration programs, with a focus on data quality, governance, and scalable

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics, and Cloud Data Platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with Google BigQuery.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cloud Composer / Apache Airflow using Python.
• Advanced SQL development, debugging, and performance tuning expertise.
• Experience in large-scale Data Migration and Data Modernization programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of GCP-based data engineering and migration solutions.
• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines using Cloud Composer (Airflow) and Python.
• Build and manage enterprise data warehouses and analytics solutions using BigQuery.
• Perform complex SQL troubleshooting, query optimization, and data validation across large datasets.
• Drive data migration initiatives from legacy platforms to GCP while ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct data analysis to identify quality issues, transformation requirements, and optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with business users, data architects, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Review code, enforce engineering best practices, and provide technical leadership to development teams.
• Coordinate with QA teams to define test strategies, perform data reconciliation, and support defect resolution.
• Support production deployments, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and operational excellence initiatives.

Skills

BigQuery

Airflow/Python

SQL

Data migration

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Data warehousing

CI/CD

DevOps

Agile

Job description

Long Finch Technologies is seeking a Senior GCP Data Engineering Lead to drive large-scale cloud modernization, migration, and analytics on Google Cloud Platform. You will serve as the technical anchor, partnering with stakeholders, architects, QA, and offshore delivery teams to ensure successful data engineering delivery.

The role demands hands-on BigQuery, Airflow/Cloud Composer, Python, SQL optimization, and enterprise migration programs, with a focus on data quality, governance, and scalable