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Principal Data Engineer

Job Description

Design and drive end-to-end data and analytics solution architecture from concept to delivery on Google Cloud
Platform and Azure.

Design, develop, and support conceptual, logical, and physical data models for advanced analytics and
ML-driven solutions

Ensure integration of industry-accepted data architecture principles, standards, guidelines, and
concepts with other domains, along with coordinated roll-out and adoption strategies

Drive the design, sizing, provisioning, and setup of GCP and Azure environments and related services
such as BigQuery, Dataflow, and Cloud Storage

Provide mentoring and guidance on GCP and Azure-based data architecture to engineering, analytics,
and business teams

Review solution requirements and architecture for appropriate technology selection, efficient
resource utilization, and effective integration across systems and technologies

Advise on emerging GCP and Azure trends and services, and recommend adoption strategies to
maintain competitive edge

Actively participate in pre-sales engagements, PoCs, and contribute to publishing thought leadership
content

Experience Needed:
Demonstrated experience in delivering multiple data and analytics solutions on GCP and Azure

Hands-on experience with data ingestion, processing and orchestration tools such as Dataflow,
Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, and Data Fusion

Deep expertise with GCP and Azure data warehousing and analytics services including BigQuery,
Cloud Storage, and Looker

  • Familiar with Data Mesh, Data Fabric and Data products, Data Contracts and experience in data mesh
    implementation

    Strong understanding and practical experience with different data modelling techniques—Relational,
    Star, Snowflake, DataVault etc. and working with transactional, time-series, and unstructured
    datasets

    Experience with enterprise data management ie. Data Quality t, Metadata management, Data
    governance, Data Observability using GCP and Azure-native or third-party tools
  • Experience in design and implementation of event driven architecture and tools like google pub -sub
    or Kafka will be an added advantage
  • Familiar with AI, GenAI concepts and Vertex AI

    Solid grasp of operational dependencies and integration across applications, networks, security, and
    infrastructure in the cloud—including IAM, VPCs, VPNs, firewall rules, GKE, and service accounts

    Strong foundation in computer science or software engineering, with expertise in software
    development methodologies and Dev/Data Ops and CI/CD
  • Practical experience using tools such as Terraform, Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, and scripting via
    Python, Bash etc.
  • Familiar with software development lifecycle and cloud-native application development

    Remains hands-on with technology and stays current with industry trends and GCP and Azure service
    evolution

    Demonstrated hands-on experience coding in Python, SQL, and Spark, with the flexibility to pick up
    new languages or technologies quick
  • GCP and Azure professional data engineer certification will be an added advantags

Thank you for your interest in this role. Please also share your CV at priya@lsarecruit.co.uk and if suitable, we will get in touch with you to discuss further.

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