Data Engineer

AIQUSaudi Arabiagulftalentpublished 10/21/2026
Must-have:PythonAWSAzureGoogle CloudCloudDataSecurityJuniorRemote

Your tasks

  • Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using GCP services
  • Implement and optimize data models and schemas in BigQuery
  • Write efficient SQL queries and Python scripts for data transformation and analysis
  • Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data solutions
  • Monitor pipeline performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure data quality and reliability
  • Document data workflows, architectures, and best practices
  • Implement data governance, security controls, and compliance standards
  • Mentor junior engineers and share technical knowledge across the team

Requirements

About the role We are seeking an experienced data engineer with 5-7 years of hands-on experience to design, build, and maintain scalable data solutions on Google Cloud Platform. In this fully remote role, you will leverage GCP services, Python, SQL, and BigQuery to drive data-driven insights and ensure the performance, reliability, and security of our data infrastructure.

Required qualifications

  • 5-7 years of professional experience in data engineering
  • Strong proficiency with Google Cloud Platform services, including BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and Dataflow
  • Expert-level SQL skills and experience optimizing complex queries
  • Advanced Python programming skills for data processing and automation
  • Proven experience designing and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT workflows
  • Solid understanding of data modeling, warehousing concepts, and best practices
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Preferred qualifications

  • Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification
  • Experience with Apache Airflow or other workflow orchestration tools
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Deployment Manager)
  • Knowledge of dbt or similar data transformation frameworks
  • Experience with real-time data streaming technologies (Pub/Sub, Dataflow Streaming)
  • Exposure to additional cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Other

Position details *Location: Remote, Saudi Arabia Industry: Software engineering Experience required:** 5+ years