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# Lead GCP Data Engineer

- **Company:** EL PASO STAFFING SERVICES, LLC
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, BigQuery, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Database, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, Software Design Documents, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Performance Tuning, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Technical Debt, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Deployment Automation, Google Cloud Functions, Terraform, Microservices
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us83d4abed0df6a619018c57cada721326/eaa

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), deployment automation, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
 * Strong knowledge of cloud governance, data security, audit logging, exception handling, compliance frameworks, and cloud best practices.
 * Proven ability to collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, DevOps teams, Engineering teams, PMO, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable enterprise cloud solutions.
 * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting architecture options, technical recommendations, cost-benefit analysis, and risk assessments to leadership and technical teams.

Requirements
Required Skills:
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including BigQuery, AlloyDB, Dataplex, Vertex AI, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, IAM, VPC, Networking, and Cloud Security. Terraform, CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

## Description

* Strong hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including BigQuery, AlloyDB, Dataplex, Vertex AI, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, IAM, VPC, Networking, and Cloud Security.
 * Expertise in designing scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud architectures, integration patterns, microservices, and event-driven solutions.
 * Experience in solution architecture, technical design documentation, architecture reviews (ARB), technical debt assessment, cost optimization, and performance tuning., Description : UDR, Inc. is now hiring a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join our team. **This is a remote based position.** GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Design, build, and mai…
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