Data Engineer (GCP), Contract

Overview of 66degrees

66degrees is a leading consulting and professional services company specializing in developing AI-focused, data-led solutions leveraging the latest advancements in cloud technology. With our unmatched engineering capabilities and vast industry experience, we help the world's leading brands transform their business challenges into opportunities and shape the future of work.

At 66degrees, we believe in embracing the challenge and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way.

Overview of Role

66degrees is seeking a senior contractor to engage on a 10-week remote assignment for 40 hours per week with potential to extend. Interested candidates should have the following required skills and the ability to work independently as well as within a team environment. 

Responsibilities

• Lead data management and engineering projects within GCP environments, including migrating, analyzing, and managing data structures, as well as designing, developing, testing, and implementing GCP data solutions.
• Guide client on all aspects of data handling on GCP, including ingestion, storage, processing, analysis, and visualization.
• Collaborate with technical and business leads to translate business requirements into effective GCP solutions and implementations.
• Partner with data scientists, software engineers, and other stakeholders to support data acquisition, solution design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance.
• Design and implement data pipelines for batch, micro-batch, and real-time data streams.
• Ensure data quality by implementing data quality rules and test cases.
• Work closely with the GCP Security Team to ensure data stores are protected.
• Liaise with client to gather requirements and ensure successful project completion.
• Conduct client workshops to identify data sources, flows, and requirements, as well as shape their future data strategy through future state architectures, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Develop logical data models and schemas for various business domains and industries.
• Demonstrate expertise in data modeling, database design, cloud architecture, and data infrastructure management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, cloud architecture, or data infrastructure.
• 3+ years of experience working with GCP or similar cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).
• Experience with GCP-managed data services (BigQuery required).
• Experience with relational databases, legacy database/application migration, and cloud-based databases (BigQuery, Snowflake).
• Proven ability to develop logical data models, ETL/ELT processes, and related documentation.
• Mastery of data modeling concepts, large-scale database implementations, and design patterns.
• Experience working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Hands-on experience with Python, GIT.
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Ansible, etc).
• Background in professional services/consulting.
• Strong communication skills.
• Eagerness to work in a collaborative environment.

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.