Required Qualifications
7+ years of hands-on data engineering or ML data engineering experience in a production GCP workplace.
Solid proficiency in Python, Java, or Node.js for pipeline development, feature engineering scripts, and automation.
Strong hands-on experience with BigQuery (partitioning, clustering, cost management, complex SQL, ML-optimized

table design).
Proficiency with Apache Kafka for real-time streaming ingestion.
Experience with Dataflow (Apache Beam) for both streaming and batch pipelines.
Proficiency with Apache Spark (PySpark or Scala); DataSpark experience a strong plus.
Solid familiarity with GCP ecosystem: Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Cloud Composer/Airflow.
Experience building ML training pipelines and Feature Stores (GCP Feature Store preferred); understanding of the ML

lifecycle including feature engineering, data versioning, and train/eval splits.
Experience with Vertex AI Pipelines or similar MLOps tooling.
Demonstrated experience designing disaster recovery zones and failover strategies for cloud data platforms:

cross-region replication,



RTO/RPO definition, and DR testing.
Experience with data archival design: BigQuery table lifecycle management, Cloud Storage tiered storage policies, and

long-term retention for regulated datasets.
Hands-on experience handling PHI under HIPAA: field-level encryption and masking, de-identification techniques, audit

logging, access control policies, and HIPAA Security Rule compliance for data at rest and in transit.
Solid SQL and data modeling skills; experience with layered data lake or lakehouse architecture.

Nice to Have
Experience integrating Adobe Analytics data streams or Adobe Experience Platform.
Familiarity with Looker or Vertex AI as downstream consumers.
Knowledge of Click-Thru file formats and external table patterns in BigQuery.
Experience with GCP CMEK (Customer-Managed Encryption Keys) for PHI dataset protection.
Familiarity with HIPAA BAA requirements in cloud vendor agreements.

📌 Gcp Data Engineer + Ml Telangana
🏢 Ascendion Engineering
📍 Telangana