Senior Data Engineer (GCP + Snowflake)

Company description

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer with strong hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining modern data platforms using Snowflake and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role will focus on data migration, data integration, and data product enablement initiatives, helping organizations build scalable, governed, and well-documented data ecosystems.

The ideal candidate combines solid data engineering expertise with a strong understanding of data modelling, metadata management, and data product documentation. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and metadata-driven architectures is highly valued. Documentation and ownership of data assets are key aspects of this role.

Responsibilities

Your Impact

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and ingestion frameworks using Snowflake and Google Cloud Platform.
• Lead and support data migration initiatives between enterprise data platforms, including Snowflake-based environments.
• Build, optimize, and maintain data models that support analytics, reporting, and data product consumption.
• Develop and manage metadata-driven solutions, ensuring data assets are discoverable, governed, and reusable.
• Create, maintain, and enhance YAML-based configurations, metadata definitions, and deployment artifacts.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation for data products, pipelines, operational processes, and platform capabilities.
• Support CI/CD and infrastructure automation practices, leveraging Infrastructure as Code principles where applicable.

Qualifications

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or related data platform roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake in production environments.
• Experience building data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Composer, or equivalent GCP services).
• Proven experience delivering data migration or modernization projects involving Snowflake and cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong understanding of dimensional modelling, data warehousing, and data modelling best practices.
• Experience working with metadata management, data cataloging, and data governance concepts.
• Proficiency in SQL and one or more programming languages such as Python.
• Experience creating technical documentation, data product documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Experience authoring and maintaining YAML-based configurations, metadata definitions, or declarative frameworks.

Set Yourself Apart With

• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Experience implementing metadata-driven data platforms or DataOps frameworks.
• Familiarity with data cataloging tools such as DataHub, Collibra, Alation, or similar platforms.
• Experience defining data products, ownership models, and data contracts.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment patterns for data platforms.
• Experience working in modern cloud-native architecture and enterprise-scale data transformation programs.

Additional information

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicis.sapient.com