Senior Analyst – Data Engineer With GCP

Job Title: Senior Analyst – Data Engineer

Experience Required: 4 to 5 Years

Primary Expertise:2+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Location: Chennai

Employment Type: Contract To hire

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Analyst – Data Engineer with strong experience in GCP-based data engineering to design, build, and optimize scalable data solutions. The candidate will play a key role in data modelling, performance optimization, and implementation of scalable pipelines, while also supporting solution design and mentoring junior team members. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, cloud-native data environment and grow into advanced architectural and leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Solution Architecture & Design

• Assist in designing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data architectures using GCP-native services.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to define end-to-end data solutions.

2. Data Modelling & Implementation

• Design and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models for analytics and reporting.
• Build and manage ETL/ELT pipelines using GCP services like BigQuery, DataForm, DataFlow, Cloud SQL, Cloud Composer, Vertex AI, GBQ Workflow, DataPrep, Data Fusion.
• Ensure data governance, lineage, and quality controls are integrated into solutions.

3. Performance Tuning & Optimization

• Optimize data pipelines, queries, and storage layers for scalability and performance.
• Fine-tune BigQuery cost performance, partitioning, and clustering strategies.
• Implement monitoring and alerting for proactive performance management.

4. Leadership, Mentoring

• Mentor junior data engineers/analysts in coding standards, data modelling, and best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, peer learning sessions, and knowledge sharing forums.
• Support senior managers in data engineering initiatives and technical decision-making.

Skills & Qualifications

Required Skills

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with GCP data engineering services, including: