GCP Analytics Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: GCP Analytics Engineer

Description

Design, develop, and maintain dbt-based data transformation frameworks on Google Cloud, including building optimized models for Silver/Gold layers in BigQuery. Improve dbt execution performance and operational efficiency, manage dbt artifact lifecycle and versioning, and support data quality and transformation governance while preparing technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain dbt transformation frameworks

• Build and optimize data models supporting Silver and Gold data layers

• Optimize dbt execution performance and operational efficiency

• Support versioning and lifecycle management of dbt artifacts

• Separate dbt models from runtime Docker images and implement controlled distribution mechanisms

• Evaluate and implement alternative execution approaches using native BigQuery capabilities where appropriate

• Consolidate and simplify data transformation workflows

• Collaborate with Data Engineering, DevOps, and Platform teams

• Support data quality and transformation governance initiatives

• Prepare and maintain technical documentation

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience with dbt

• Strong SQL skills

• Hands-on experience with BigQuery

• Experience designing and building analytical or transformation layers on modern data platforms

• Experience developing and maintaining data models for enterprise analytics environments

• Understanding of data model lifecycle management and versioning

• Experience with Docker-based deployment approaches

• Familiarity with Python

• Experience optimizing the performance and operational efficiency of data transformations

• Strong communication and documentation skills

Benefits

• Work on modern GCP data platforms and analytical transformation layers

• Cross-functional collaboration with Data Engineering, DevOps, and Platform teams

• Focus on engineering excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous growth

• Contribute to data quality and governance initiatives