Systems Specialist - GCP Platform Engineer, Enterprise Data & Analytics

Required Education/Experience Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Business, or technology-centric field and a minimum of 2 years relevant full-time work experience or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Business, or technology-centric field and a minimum of 3 years relevant full-time work experience

Relevant Work Experience Hands-on experience designing and operating data and analytics workloads on Google Cloud Platform, including core services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataform, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and IAM, required Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred) for deploying and managing GCP resources at scale, required Experience reviewing code and architectural designs against platform standards, with the ability to provide clear, actionable feedback to engineering teams, required Strong scripting or development skills in Python, SQL, or a comparable language used in data engineering workflows, required Familiarity with FinOps practices, including cloud cost monitoring, chargeback or showback models, and optimization techniques specific to GCP, preferred Exposure to adjacent platforms or tools in a modern data stack such as Looker, dbt, Airflow/Composer, or event streaming technologies like Kafka, preferred Working knowledge of data governance concepts including access controls, data classification, lineage, and quality monitoring within a cloud data platform, preferred

Skills and Abilities Strong written and verbal communication skills

Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment Ability to work within tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines Demonstrated problem solving skills Effective interpersonal skills Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments

Licenses and Certifications Driver's License Required Other: Technical certification(s) in IT Preferred Other: Google Professional Cloud Architect Preferred Other: Google Professional Data Engineer Preferred Other: Google Associate Cloud Engineer Preferred

Physical Demands Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday

Additional Physical Demands The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays. Available to work off hours as operationally required