
Assistant Manager, Cloud Engineer
EXL
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Hartford • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AirflowApacheBigQueryCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKafkaPythonSQL
About the role
- Lead and execute migration of data and ETL workflows from Teradata to GCP-based services such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dataproc, and Composer (Airflow)
- Analyze and map existing Teradata workloads to appropriate GCP equivalents
- Rewrite SQL logic, scripts, and procedures in GCP-compliant formats (e.g., standard SQL for BigQuery)
- Collaborate with data architects and business stakeholders to define migration strategies, validate data quality, and ensure compliance
- Develop automated workflows for data movement and transformation using GCP-native tools and/or custom scripts (Python)
- Optimize data storage, query performance, and costs in the cloud environment
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for all migration pipelines and production workloads
- Hands-on development, testing, and optimization of data pipelines and warehouse structures in GCP to ensure minimal disruption and maximum performance
Requirements
- 4 to 6+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with at least 2 years in GCP
- Strong hands-on experience in Teradata data warehousing, BTEQ, and complex SQL
- Solid knowledge of GCP services: BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Composer, and Dataproc
- Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines using custom scripting tools (Python/Java)
- Proven ability to refactor and translate legacy logic from Teradata to GCP
- Familiarity with CI/CD, GIT, Argo CD, and DevOps practices in cloud data environments
- GCP certification (Preferred: Professional Data Engineer)
- Exposure to Apache Kafka, Cloud Functions, or AI/ML pipelines on GCP
- Experience working in the healthcare domain
- Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance in cloud ecosystems
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
- Master's Degree (StudyLevel indicated)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data engineeringETL workflowsSQLGCPBigQueryDataflowCloud StorageDataprocPythondata pipelines
Soft skills
analytical skillstroubleshootingcommunication
Certifications
Professional Data Engineer