Senior Software Engineer - Google Cloud Platform

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a data platform team servicing banking clients. You will own data ingestion, pipeline reliability, and collaboration across platform teams to deliver secure data solutions within governance standards.

You will work with Java and GCP, build and maintain pipelines with Apache Beam and Airflow, implement IaC with Terraform, and participate in CI/CD with GitHub Actions, IAM/VPC/KMS security controls, and compliant release practices.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with GCP on data-driven projects.
• Proficiency in Java development, including debugging and maintaining existing applications.
• Expertise in developing data pipelines with Apache Beam and orchestrating workflows with Apache Airflow.
• Strong SQL skills and a sound understanding of relational databases, data modelling, and ETL processes.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code and CI/CD, ideally using Terraform and GitHub Actions.
• Understanding of GCP security and networking concepts, including IAM, VPC, and Cloud KMS.
• Capability to investigate complex issues independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Comfort working within defined security, compliance, and operational controls, including documented changes, approval processes, and controlled deployments.
• English proficiency at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher.
• Nice to have Previous experience in banking or another regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Java and Google Cloud Platform technologies.
• Onboard new data sources, working with requirements engineers and other platform teams to clarify requirements and resolve dependencies.
• Investigate and resolve issues affecting data pipelines and applications.
• Support release preparation, deployment, and post-release verification.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and CI/CD processes in an environment where Terraform and GitHub Actions are widely used.
• Maintain technical documentation and follow the platform's security, change management, and release processes.
• Take ownership of assigned work and communicate progress, risks, and blockers clearly.

Skills

GCP data engineering

Java development

Apache Beam

Apache Airflow

SQL proficiency

Terraform

GitHub Actions

CI/CD practices

IAM

VPC

KMS

Data pipelines

Data modelling

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join one of five teams working on a shared data platform in the banking sector. The role focuses on onboarding new data sources, supporting existing data pipelines and applications, troubleshooting issues, and supporting releases. You will work closely with colleagues across the platform to deliver reliable data solutions within an established security and governance framework.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Java and Google Cloud Platform technologies
• Onboard new data sources, working with requirements engineers and other platform teams to clarify requirements and resolve dependencies
• Investigate and resolve issues affecting data pipelines and applications
• Support release preparation, deployment, and post-release verification
• Collaborate with infrastructure and CI/CD processes in an environment where Terraform and GitHub Actions are widely used
• Maintain technical documentation and follow the platform's security, change management, and release processes
• Take ownership of assigned work and communicate progress, risks, and blockers clearly

Requirements

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with GCP on data-driven projects, with a strong background in data engineering or cloud application development
• Proficiency in Java development, including debugging and maintaining existing applications
• Expertise in developing data pipelines with Apache Beam and orchestrating workflows with Apache Airflow
• Strong SQL skills and a sound understanding of relational databases, data modelling, and ETL processes
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code and CI/CD, ideally using Terraform and GitHub Actions
• Understanding of GCP security and networking concepts, including IAM, VPC, and Cloud KMS
• Capability to investigate complex issues independently while collaborating effectively across teams
• Comfort working within defined security, compliance, and operational controls, including documented changes, approval processes, and controlled deployments
• English proficiency at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher
• Nice to have Previous experience in banking or another regulated industry