Lead Data Engineer with GCP Sofia, Bulgaria
Lead Data Engineer with GCP Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Data Engineer with expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to join our dynamic team.
The ideal candidate will lead the development and implementation of cutting-edge data solutions, ensuring optimal data architecture and analytics frameworks. This role requires a strong technical background, leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with various teams.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and implement innovative analytical solutions using Cloud Native, Big Data, and NoSQL related technologies
- Develop and implement Cloud/On-Premise/Hybrid solutions using best in the class data frameworks
- Work with product and engineering teams to understand requirements, evaluate new features and architecture to help drive decisions
- Build collaborative partnerships with architects, technical leads and key individuals within other functional groups
- Perform detailed analysis of business problems and technical environments and use this in designing quality technical solution
- Actively participate in code review and test solutions to ensure it meets best practice specifications
- Build and foster a high performance engineering culture, mentor team members and provide team with the tools and motivation
- Write project documentation
Requirements
- 5+ years in most of the following Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies: DataFlow, Dataproc, Dataprep, GCS, BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Looker, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Functions
- Experience in leading small and mid-size teams, using Agile methodology
- Experience in some of the following frameworks: Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Kafka, Terraform
- Experience in SQL and some of the following: Python, Java, Scala, Kotlin
- Experience in some of the following: Kubernetes (K8S), Docker, Linux
- Must have experience in successfully implementing data-centric applications, such as data warehouses, operational data stores, and data integration projects
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that balance with creative approaches
- Ability to learn new and complex concepts quickly
- Strong experience with large-scale production databases and SQL
- Experience with ETL development (extractions, data load, aggregation, transformation)
- Must be able to take ownership of projects with a prominent level of attention to detail and priority
- Team player with a hands-on approach and attitude
Nice to have
- Experience with data modelling
- Familiarity with using business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker
We offer
- Opportunity to Engineer your Future and to drive the world’s digital transformation with top industry clients
- Personal development program that will allow you to be valued for your strengths
- Wide range of professional trainings and workshops
- Being part of a collaborative, fast-growing, and innovative design team
- Established and accelerated growth toward different career paths, competencies, and roles
- Broad projects variety and possible mobility between projects over the time
- Collaboration in a multicultural environment and exchange of best practices with colleagues around the world
- Varied social benefits, Sports, Transportation and Health programs
- Work-life balance and flexible schedule, team buildings and sport opportunities
- Modern office/collaboration spaces (incl. new Infinity Tower business center, Sofia)
- Hybrid By Design - we provide you with the best productivity options from the 2 worlds. Meet, socialize and enjoy F2F time with your colleagues, while working from the modern EPAM's office for a few days per week and benefit from the EPAM's virtual working environment - making you able to be productive and work from remote for the rest of the week