TCS Hiring | GCP Data Engineer | Pune (Face to Face Interview)

TCS Hiring | GCP Data Engineer | Face to Face Interview

Job description

TCS Hiring | GCP Data Engineer | Face to Face Interview

Face-to-Face Interview - Pune

Date of Interview: 4 July 2026(Saturday)

Experience: 4 – 12 Years

Interview Mode: Face-to-Face Interview

About the Role

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is looking for passionate and skilled GCP Data Engineers to join our growing data and cloud transformation teams. If you are excited about building scalable data pipelines, working on cloud-native architectures, and enabling data-driven decision making—this is your opportunity!

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Develop and maintain ETL/ELT processes using modern tools and frameworks

Work extensively with BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage

Implement data transformation and processing workflows

Ensure data quality, integrity, and security standards

Collaborate with analytics, data science, and business teams

Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance pipeline performance

Must-Have Skills

Hands-on experience with GCP services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Composer, Pub/Sub)

Strong programming skills in Python / SQL

Experience in data warehousing & data modeling concepts

Knowledge of ETL tools and distributed data processing frameworks

Familiarity with Airflow / Cloud Composer

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Good-to-Have Skills

Experience with Apache Spark / Hadoop ecosystem

Exposure to streaming data pipelines

Knowledge of BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI)

GCP certifications (preferred)

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