Slalom · 9 hours ago
Slalom Flex (Project Based)- Federal GCP Data Engineer
Connecticut, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$55/hr - $75/hr
3+ years expSlalom is a global business and technology consulting company, and they are seeking a GCP Data Engineer to support a major federal engagement focused on disaster recovery and data modernization for FEMA. The role involves designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines and analytics capabilities within a secure Google Cloud Platform environment to enable high-quality insights for their federal client.
CollaborationConsultingIT ManagementManagement ConsultingProject Management
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain cloud‑native ETL/ELT data pipelines using BigQuery, Dataform, Python, Cloud Composer (Airflow), Cloud Functions, and Cloud Storage
Develop BigQuery‑centric data models, transformations, and analytics layers supporting downstream Looker dashboards and federal reporting needs
Implement modern analytics engineering practices, including version‑controlled SQLX (Dataform), modular transformations, data quality checks, and documentation
Collaborate with federal stakeholders to understand data ingestion, transformation, governance, and reporting requirements
Translate technical designs and delivery timelines for both technical and non‑technical audiences
Support modernization of legacy data environments into scalable GCP‑based architectures
Ensure all solutions align with federal data governance, security, and performance standards
Optimize BigQuery workloads using partitioning, clustering, incremental processing, and cost‑efficient modeling
Maintain robust CI/CD practices using GitLab or GitHub for version control, merge requests, and promotion pipelines
Develop and maintain data lineage, metadata documentation, and enterprise data models
Identify linkages across disparate datasets to build unified, interoperable data architectures
Perform cleanup of existing datasets and transformation logic where needed
Work closely with data architects, BI developers, cloud engineers, and data scientists
Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies including daily standups, retrospectives, and PI planning
Track work in Jira and maintain documentation in Confluence
Support testing, deployment, and quality assurance of data products
Mentor junior data engineering team members and contribute to best-practice frameworks
Qualification
Required
U.S. citizenship
Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance
3+ years of experience in cloud-based data engineering
Strong hands-on expertise with Google BigQuery
Proficiency in Python for pipeline development, automation, and cloud integration
Experience building data pipelines in GCP, including BigQuery, Dataform, Airflow/Cloud Composer, Cloud Functions, or similar
Strong SQL skills, including data modeling and data quality testing
Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD concepts
Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and compliance considerations
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Preferred
Experience supporting federal or regulated environments
Familiarity with Looker and downstream BI enablement
Understanding of ML workloads or data structures optimized for modeling
Experience with Agile/Scrum or SAFe
Knowledge of data quality frameworks and testing strategies
Exposure to GCP data governance tools such as Dataplex
Experience with serverless architectures (Cloud Functions, Cloud Run)
Familiarity with JavaScript for Dataform SQLX extensibility
Hands-on experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, Luigi)
Experience with dbt, Dataform, Databricks, or other analytics engineering tooling
Relevant GCP certifications
Benefits
Meaningful time off and paid holidays
401(k) with a match
A range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage
Adoption and fertility assistance
Short/long-term disability
Yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses
Company
Slalom
Slalom Consulting is a business and technology consulting firm that designs and builds strategies and systems to help its clients
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.69M2013-04-12Series Unknown· $1.69M
Leadership Team
Brad Jackson
CEO
John Tobin
Co-Founder and Executive President, EMEA & APAC
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