Ascendion - Data Engineer - Google Cloud Platform

Job Title : GCP Data Engineer (5- 7 Years)

Job Type : Full-Time

Work Mode : Hybrid

Locations : Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune

Job Summary : We are looking for a talented GCP Big Query Data Engineer with strong SQL skills and basic proficiency in Python to join our data engineering team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, particularly Big Query, and be capable of writing efficient SQL queries to support data transformation, analytics, and reporting tasks.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement data solutions using Big Query and GCP-native services.

- Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot complex SQL queries for data extraction and analysis.

- Build and maintain data pipelines to support reporting and analytics use cases.

- Perform data validation, profiling, and quality checks to ensure data integrity.

- Collaborate with business analysts, data scientists, and engineers to understand data needs.

- Write Python scripts for automation, orchestration, and lightweight data processing tasks.

- Monitor and improve performance of Big Query workloads and queries.

- Maintain documentation of data flows, transformations, and processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 3 years of experience in data engineering, data analytics or BI development.

- Proven hands-on experience with Google Big Query and GCP data services (e.g., Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Dataflow optional).

- Strong expertise in SQL, including analytical functions, joins, CTEs, and window functions.

- Basic to intermediate knowledge of Python for scripting and automation.

- Understanding of data warehouse concepts, data modelling and normalization.

- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.