GCP Data Engineer

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore.

WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500.

Our people are the key to our success. Were committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

Why were hiring:

At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data.

GroupM is the world’s leading media investment company responsible for more than $63B in annual media investment through agencies Mindshare, MediaCom, Wavemaker, Essence and m/SIX, as well as the outcomes-driven programmatic audience company, Xaxis and data and technology company Choreograph. GroupM’s portfolio includes Data & Technology, Investment and Services, all united in a vision to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. By leveraging all the benefits of scale, the company innovates, differentiates and generates sustained value for our clients wherever they do business.

The GroupM IT team in WPP IT are the technology solutions partner for the GroupM group of agencies and are accountable for co-ordinating and assuring end-to-end change delivery, managing the GroupM IT technology life-cycle and innovation pipeline.

This role will work as part of the Local Systems Team for EMEA. You will be part of a new team Data team in Chennai, that will support our existing and future BI setup for EMEA markets. You will be responsible for delivering the solutions formulated by product owners and key stakeholders for different EMEA markets. In collaboration with the Data development team, you update the architecture and data models to new data needs and changes in source systems.

What youll be doing:

• Assist in the build, development, and management of custom databases/solutions using SSIS.
• Monitoring and optimizing data processing and storage resources on GCP.
• Clearly communicate technical terms to non-technical people and help them understand why change might be required to achieve a specific goal or to complete a project
• Design, build and deploy ETL and data management processes. Develop and deploy ETL job workflow with reliable error/exception handling and rollback framework.
• Monitoring and optimizing data processing and storage resources on GCP.
• Troubleshooting and resolving data pipeline issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Documenting data engineering processes, best practices, and technical specifications.
• Conform to agile development practices – Evolutionary design, refactoring, continuous integration/delivery, test-driven development.
• Work collaboratively with Business Partner Team and Business Stakeholder during projects scoping and feasibility phases as a SME for concept investigation/viability and technical impact; Identify and communicate technical risks and mitigations.
• Provide production support for data load jobs.
• Write customized query to generate automatic periodic reports.
• Build applications writing SQL scripts to manipulate data and / or writing specific instructions for an off-shore programmer to write the scripts.
• Maintain or upgrade existing applications.
• Attend key design meetings and provide support.
• Other ad hoc duties.
  
  

What you’ll need:

• SQL Expertise: 3+ years of hands-on experience with advanced SQL techniques (CTEs, window functions, aggregate functions).
• Python Development: 3+ years of strong experience in Python programming (object-oriented/functional programming, Pandas, PySpark).
• Cloud Proficiency: 3+ years working with GCP tools/services (BigQuery, DataProc, DataFlow, Terraform, CloudRun, etc.) or equivalent cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.
• Bonus Skills: Knowledge of dbt.
• Source Control & CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitHub or similar repositories, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Data Modeling Expertise: Experience designing star schemas, analyzing data warehouses, and applying data warehouse methodologies.
• Testing Skills: Proven ability to perform unit testing (SQL scripts, ETL modules), integration testing, and performance/load/stress testing.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field preferred.
• Soft Skills: Organized, detail-oriented team player with strong collaboration skills.
  
  

Who you are:

Youre open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

Youre optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

Youre extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What well give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

We believe the best work happens when were together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. Thats why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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