Data Engineer
First seen by Alion on Sep 18, 2026.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
- Build data pipelines using GCP Dataflow and integrate them with Cloud Composer, Apache Airflow, or other scheduling tools.
- Develop and optimize data solutions using Google BigQuery.
- Work with relational databases including Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Spanner.
- Develop solutions for both structured and unstructured data.
- Implement ETL workflows for data extraction, transformation, and loading.
- Work on bulk data loads and streaming data integration.
- Apply data modeling and data architecture principles to develop scalable solutions.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, and Gradle.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data pipelines and processing jobs.
- Collaborate with data engineers, architects, application teams, and business stakeholders.
- Contribute to data modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Follow engineering best practices for code quality, version control, testing, and deployment.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 5 - 12 years of overall experience, with 4 - 6 years of relevant Data Engineering and ETL experience.
- Strong hands-on experience building data pipelines using GCP Dataflow.
- Experience with Cloud Composer / Apache Airflow or similar scheduling/orchestration tools.
- Strong hands-on experience with BigQuery.
- Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or Google Cloud Spanner.
- Good understanding of OLTP, Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Data Architecture principles, and ETL processes.
- Experience handling structured and unstructured data.
- Strong understanding of GCP Data Engineering concepts.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, and Gradle.
Good to Have:
- Experience with bulk data loads and streaming data integration.
- Exposure to replication technologies such as GoldenGate, SharePlex, StreamSets, and Striim.
- Experience with large-scale cloud data migration or modernization projects.
Candidate Profile:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to design scalable and reliable data engineering solutions.
- Good understanding of cloud data engineering best practices.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Skills
BigQuery, ETL, Apache Airflow, Data Modeling, PostgreSQL, Data Warehousing, Informatica, Google Cloud Platform, Data Engineering