Data Engineer/GCP/Bigquery/Dearborn, MI Local

Dearborn 48123

$125000 - $140000

Our client is seeking an Analytics Migration Engineer to join their team on a full-time basis. In this role, you will lead the migration and modernization of analytical code, data pipelines, and statistical models from legacy on-premise environments to Bitquery in modern cloud platforms (GCP), ensuring analytical continuity as outputs, data, and AI/ML models are validated across environments. This role is hybrid 3 days a week in Dearborn, MI

You will work across data engineering, analytics, and data science teams to maintain business-critical reporting and modeling while enabling a scalable, cloud-based analytics ecosystem. This role blends migration execution, validation, and optimization, giving you the chance to help shape a modern, future-ready analytics environment.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative or technical field (Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related)

  • Experience with analytical programming languages such as SAS 9.4, SAS Viya, Python, and SQL

  • Experience with cloud data platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) or supporting on-prem to cloud migrations

  • Experience with Bigquery

  • Experience validating data outputs, dashboards, and statistical or machine learning models

  • Strong understanding of data structures, ETL processes, and analytical workflows

  • Experience troubleshooting data discrepancies and performing root cause analysis

  • Ability to work across cross-functional teams, including data engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders

  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and quality

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Experience migrating SAS-based analytical environments to cloud platforms

  • Experience validating and deploying machine learning models in cloud environments (e.g., Vertex AI)

  • Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Cloud Composer)

  • Experience optimizing analytical code and queries for performance and scalability in the cloud

  • Experience supporting large-scale analytics or CRM data ecosystems

  • Strong documentation and process design skills to support repeatable migration frameworks

  • Ability to translate technical findings into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders

  • Experience in large enterprise or highly regulated data environments

What You Will Be Doing

  • Migrate legacy analytical code (SAS, SQL, Python) and data pipelines from on-prem environments to GCP, refactoring workflows for modern cloud architecture and best practices

  • Validate and reconcile outputs between legacy and cloud environments to ensure consistency and accuracy across data, reporting, and models

  • Perform regression testing and quality assurance across datasets, dashboards, and statistical/ML models to confirm functional parity post-migration

  • Support migration and re-platforming of AI/ML and statistical models, troubleshooting discrepancies in data, code logic, and performance

  • Partner with data engineering, analytics, and business teams to maintain continuity of business-critical reporting during migration

  • Build automated testing, monitoring, and validation processes to ensure long-term data and model integrity

  • Document migration processes, code changes, and best practices, and contribute to ongoing optimization of analytics workflows in the cloud

The Offer

  • Bonus eligible

You will receive the following benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

  • Vacation Time

  • Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.