GCP Data Engineer

GCP Data EngineerAnywhere – Contract – Data – Retail – Remote – Reference ID: JN-042026-106374 – Date Posted: 04/13/2026Our client, a leader in their industry, has an excellent opportunity for a GCP Data Engineer to work on a 12+ month contract position working 100% remote (EST).Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a W2 basis. For our W2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.Responsibilities:Design, build, and operate scalable data platforms and data products within the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).Develop and maintain core data domains, curated datasets, and semantic layers for downstream analytics consumers.Partner with engineering teams to implement architectural patterns, support platform modernization, and improve data reliability.Provide hands-on technical leadership through collaboration, code reviews, and complex backend data engineering work.Drive performance, cost optimization, scalability, and analytical accuracy across the EDW ecosystem.Experience Requirements:3+ years of experience in backend data engineering or analytics platform engineering.Must have hands-on experience working within GCP environments.Strong hands-on experience with cloud data warehouses, with BigQuery required.Advanced SQL expertise and strong working knowledge of Python.Proven experience designing enterprise-grade data models, including curated or ADS datasets.Experience with CI/CD and orchestration tools such as Jenkins and Airflow.Preferred Skills:Experience with universal or shared semantic modeling across multiple domains or products.Strong understanding of performance tuning, resilience, scalability, and cost optimization in large data environments.Ability to work across teams and influence architectural decisions without direct authority.Exposure to Dataform and Vertex AI is a plus.Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.Eliassen Group is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affir...Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affir...Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.J-18808-Ljbffr