GCP Data Engineer - Google Cloud Platform

We seek a GCP Data Engineer - Google Cloud Platform to join a global fashion retail company in Stockholm.

This is a full-time, five-month consultant contract starting in March 2025.

You will be involved in one of the biggest data transformation journeys. As a data engineer, you will work on building data products in the context of the Data Mesh concept based on the defined target vision and requirements.

A multitude of technical backgrounds is appreciated, and this role will suit those passionate about data. The position requires implementing data-intensive solutions for a data-driven organization.

The role is part of the Data Engineering Competence area within AI (Artificial Intelligence), Analytics & Data Domain, and will contribute as an individual in one of the data product teams. The area supports all brands globally in creating, structuring, guarding, and ensuring data is available, understandable, and of high quality.

Responsibilities:

• Take end-to-end responsibility to build, optimize, and support existing and new data products towards the defined target vision
• Be a champion of DevOps mindset and principles and be able to manage CI/CD pipelines and terraform as well as Cloud infrastructure; in context, it is GCP (Google Cloud Platform).
• Ensure that built data products work as independent units of deployment and that non-functional aspects of the data products follow the defined standards for security, scalability, observability, and performance.
• Work close to the Product Manager and other stakeholders around vision for existing data products and identifying new data products to support customer needs
• Work with product teams within and outside the domain around topics that relate to the data mesh concept.
• Evaluate and drive continuous improvement and reduce technical debt in the teams
• Maintain expertise in the latest data/analytics and cloud technologies

Qualifications:

• Passion for Data, people, and technology
• At least 4+ years' hands-on experience as a Data engineer on GCP/modern cloud data platforms or advanced analytics environments.
• Experience in cloud technologies and infrastructure
• Experience in GCP tools – Dataflow, Dataproc, and Bigquery
• Experience in different data formats (Parquet, Avro)
• Experience in data query languages (SQL or similar)
• Experience in data-centric programming using one or more programming languages (Python, Java, or Scala)
• Good understanding of different data modelling techniques and trade-offs
• Knowledge of NoSQL and RDBMS databases
• Have a collaborative and co-creative mindset with excellent communication skills
• Motivated to work in an environment that allows you to work and take decisions independently
• Experience in working with data visualization tools
• Fluent in written and verbal English
• Advantage if you also have a Business understanding of the retail industry

Please get in touch with Karin Persson if you have any questions.