Technical Specialist

Job Summary

AI, Machine Learning, Kafka, Big Query

• Design and develop batch and real-time data pipelines for analytics, AI, and machine learning use cases.
• Build Kafka producers, consumers, topics, connectors, and stream-processing workflows with appropriate partitioning, ordering, replay, retry, and dead-letter handling.
• Create and optimize BigQuery datasets, tables, views, materialized views, partitioning, clustering, and SQL workloads for performance and cost efficiency.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from applications, APIs, databases, files, and event streams.
• Prepare curated, reusable datasets and feature pipelines for model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Implement data-quality checks, schema validation, lineage, metadata, retention, and access controls.
• Develop reliable orchestration, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and incident-response practices for data workloads.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, data delays, duplication, schema changes, and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize machine learning workflows and ensure reproducible data inputs.
• Document data models, interfaces, operational procedures, and architectural decisions.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Strong programming skills in Python and advanced SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka or a managed Kafka service in production environments.
• Strong expertise in Google BigQuery, including data modeling, query optimization, partitioning, clustering, and cost management.
• Practical knowledge of ETL/ELT patterns, dimensional modeling, data lakes, data warehouses, and distributed processing.
• Experience building data pipelines for AI and machine learning workloads.
• Knowledge of machine learning lifecycle concepts, feature engineering, model inputs and outputs, and production monitoring.
• Experience with Google Cloud data services and cloud-native security practices.
• Proficiency with workflow orchestration, version control, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• Understanding of data governance, privacy, access management, encryption, and audit requirements.
• Strong diagnostic and performance-tuning skills across streaming and analytical workloads

Key Responsibilities

AI, Machine Learning, Kafka, Big Query

• Design and develop batch and real-time data pipelines for analytics, AI, and machine learning use cases.
• Build Kafka producers, consumers, topics, connectors, and stream-processing workflows with appropriate partitioning, ordering, replay, retry, and dead-letter handling.
• Create and optimize BigQuery datasets, tables, views, materialized views, partitioning, clustering, and SQL workloads for performance and cost efficiency.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from applications, APIs, databases, files, and event streams.
• Prepare curated, reusable datasets and feature pipelines for model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Implement data-quality checks, schema validation, lineage, metadata, retention, and access controls.
• Develop reliable orchestration, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and incident-response practices for data workloads.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, data delays, duplication, schema changes, and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize machine learning workflows and ensure reproducible data inputs.
• Document data models, interfaces, operational procedures, and architectural decisions.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Strong programming skills in Python and advanced SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka or a managed Kafka service in production environments.
• Strong expertise in Google BigQuery, including data modeling, query optimization, partitioning, clustering, and cost management.
• Practical knowledge of ETL/ELT patterns, dimensional modeling, data lakes, data warehouses, and distributed processing.
• Experience building data pipelines for AI and machine learning workloads.
• Knowledge of machine learning lifecycle concepts, feature engineering, model inputs and outputs, and production monitoring.
• Experience with Google Cloud data services and cloud-native security practices.
• Proficiency with workflow orchestration, version control, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• Understanding of data governance, privacy, access management, encryption, and audit requirements.
• Strong diagnostic and performance-tuning skills across streaming and analytical workloads.

Preferred Skills

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