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Senior GCP Data Engineer

Data Eng, Mgmt & Governance Team Lead/Consultant | Mid-Level | Full time
Job No. R00298669 | Brussels
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An experienced and versatile Senior GCP Data Engineer with deep expertise in DevOps, CI/CD, Containerization, and advanced data engineering on Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate combines strong technical acumen with business engagement skills — capable of translating business requirements into scalable, production-grade technical solutions. This role also involves mentoring junior engineers and driving best practices across cloud data engineering initiatives.

  • Design, build, and optimize data pipelines and ingestion frameworks using GCP services such as Dataflow, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run, and No-SQL.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architect and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for data workloads using templates, GitLab CI, ensuring automation and compliance with DevOps standards.
  • Develop and manage containerized applications for scalable and resilient data services.
  • Implement data quality, monitoring, and observability frameworks across pipelines.
  • Translate complex business requirements into technical architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise data strategy and governance.
  • Contribute to Agile ceremonies, story refinement, estimation, and sprint planning as part of a cross-functional team.
  • Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and cost optimization best practices in all GCP solutions.

Expertise:

  • GCP – strong hands-on experience with core services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Composer, Cloud Functions, GCS).
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Java (nice to have).
  • Experience in GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager), and automated testing in data pipelines.
  • Deep understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and microservice orchestration.
  • BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Firestore, and NoSQL design patterns.
  • Experienced in Scrum; familiar with story writing, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews.

Experience:

  • Experience: 7+ years in data engineering (3+ on GCP); GCP certification preferred.
  • Proven experience in data pipeline design and API development.
  • Working experience in Terraform (IAC).

Soft Skills:

  • Fluency in English, good to know French.
  • Strong technical acumen and ability to translate business requirements into technical design.
  • Ability to mentor junior engineers and guide best practices.
  • Effective communication and collaboration within Agile teams.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Data Engineer or Associate Cloud Engineer).
  • Experience with DevOps and CI/CD automation.
  • Experience with enterprise data strategy, governance, and cost optimization.

Our Offer

Accenture is an incredible place to work - and keep learning. By joining us, you’ll become part of a global company with a world-class brand and reputation.  Besides the work we do for our clients, we’re really proud of our vibrant, diverse workplace culture: we believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, common sense and realism. We want to get to know the real you and help you explore and grow - whatever it is you're great at. So you will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise.Besides our high-profile, challenging projects and our nurturing work environment, we offer excellent employee benefits, including:

  • 20 + 12 holidays (Belgium) / 26 days of Holidays (Luxembourg)

  • Laptop and smartphone

  • Hospitalization insurance and extensive group insurance package

  • Bonus program

  • Training & learning opportunities

  • Different mobility options

  • Flexrewards: decide on your rewards package with our flexible benefits tool

  • Discount program: get discounts at your favorite (online) shops

  • Employee shares purchase plan

  • And many more!

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