Data Engineer Advisor, GCP

The Data Engineer Advisor plays a pivotal role within FedEx, focused on creating and driving engineering innovation within Dataworks, helping define and build the organization and facilitate the delivery of key business initiatives. S/he acts as a “universal translator” between IT, business, software engineers and data scientists, collaborating with these multi-disciplinary teams. The Data Engineer Advisor will contribute to the creation of and adherence to technical standards for data engineering, including the selection and refinements of foundational technical components. S/he will work on those aspects of the platform that govern the ingestion, transformation, and pipelining of data assets, both to end users within FedEx and into data products and services that may be externally facing. Day-to-day, s/he will be deeply involved in code reviews and large-scale deployments. Under minimal supervision, supports the design, build, test and maintain data pipelines at big data scale. Assists with updating data from multiple data sources. Other functionalities under close supervision is to work on batch processing of collected data and match its format to the stored data, make sure that the data is ready to be processed and analyzed. Assists with keeping the ecosystem and the pipeline optimized and efficient, troubleshooting standard performance, data related problems and provide L3 support. Independently implements parsers, validators, transformers and correlators to reformat, update and enhance the data. Provides recommendations to highly complex problems. Provides guidance to those in less senior positions. Essential Functions

• Advanced Data Pipeline Engineering: Design, build, and deploy highly scalable, fault-tolerant batch and real-time streaming data pipelines utilizing core GCP services such as Dataflow, Dataproc, Confluent Kafka and Pub/Sub.
• BigQuery & Data Warehouse Optimization: Develop complex ELT/ETL workflows and implement efficient physical data models in BigQuery, focusing on query optimization, partitioning, and clustering for high-performance analytics.
• Technical Mentorship & Advisory: Serve as a technical authority on the team, guiding junior engineers, conducting rigorous code reviews, and establishing standard methodologies for robust data platform development.
• Platform Automation & Orchestration: Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and robust CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments, seamlessly orchestrating complex data workflows using Cloud Composer (Airflow) and Terraform.
• Cross-Functional Solution Delivery: Partner closely with Data Architects, IT stakeholders, and business teams to translate complex architectural designs and use cases into actionable, production-ready engineering tasks.
• System Reliability & Cost Tuning: Proactively monitor data platform health, troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, resolve data ingestion failures, and optimize GCP resource utilization to ensure maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• GCP Pipeline Engineering Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in building scalable, fault-tolerant batch and streaming pipelines using BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Confluent Kafka and Pub/Sub.
• Advanced Programming & Orchestration: Deep technical expertise in Python, SQL, and Cloud Composer (Airflow) for complex data transformation, ELT/ETL, and workflow automation.
• Cloud DevOps & Infrastructure as Code: Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and platform performance tuning to deploy and manage high-availability cloud infrastructure.

Minimum Education Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics or Engineering and/or equivalent formal training or work experience. Minimum Experience Five to Seven (5 - 7) years equivalent work experience in measurement and analysis, quantitative business problem solving, simulation development and/or predictive analytics. Extensive knowledge in data engineering and machine learning frameworks including design, development and implementation of highly complex systems and data pipelines. Extensive knowledge in Information Systems including design, development and implementation of large batch or online transaction-based systems. Strong understanding of the transportation industry, competitors, and evolving technologies. Experience providing leadership in a general planning or consulting setting. Experience as a leader or a senior member of multi-function project teams. Strong oral and written communication skills. A related advanced degree may offset the related experience requirements. Domicile Information This position is eligible for remote work and may be located anywhere within the United States excluding AK, HI and U.S. territories, however if you live within the 50 miles radius of a campus you will be required to work at a FedEx campus location several times per week. Preferred Qualifications: