Principal Data Engineer

Posted 8 Days Ago
Fort Lauderdale, FL
In-Office
Senior level
Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Consulting • Cybersecurity
The Role
Lead and manage the entire data stack, architecting and maintaining data pipelines and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of analytics platforms while collaborating with business stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In
Future Tech is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead and own the entire data stack, enabling conversational analytics and actionable business insights. This is a high-impact, hands-on role responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining data pipelines from on-premise ERP systems through Google Cloud (BigQuery, Dataflow) to Looker. As the sole data engineer, you will ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our analytics platform while collaborating closely with business stakeholders.
This is a U.S.-based remote position. The work hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30a -5:30p Eastern time. Our Benefits offerings include Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401k with company match, and PTO.
This position has responsibilities that include working with a government contractor; therefore, U.S. citizenship is required. 
Key Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and manage ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) pipelines from ERP/SQL sources into BigQuery.
  • Administer and optimize Google Cloud Assured Workload FedRAMP environment, including Dataflow, Data Transfer Service, and BigQuery.
  • Develop and maintain LookML semantic models to support self-service analytics and conversational analysis in Looker.
  • Ensure data quality, governance, and security across all systems.
  • Collaborate with business teams to translate reporting needs into scalable data models.
  • Monitor system performance, optimize queries, and automate workflows.
  • Own the full data lifecycle: ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, and visualization.
Qualifications & Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server).
  • Hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform tools: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Data Transfer Service.
  • Experience with Looker and LookML.
  • Proficiency in Python or Java for data engineering tasks.
  • Familiarity with cloud networking concepts (VPN, VPC) for secure data transfers.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • U.S. Citizenship required due to client environment compliance.
Preferred Skills
  • Experience with ERP data models (VAI ERP preferred).
  • Knowledge of FedRAMP and government compliance frameworks.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex systems.

Top Skills

BigQuery
Dataflow
Google Cloud Platform
Java
Looker
Lookml
Python
SQL
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The Company
HQ: Fort Lauderdale, FL
200 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Follow our page for insights on hybrid IT strategy, cloud, security, AI, data science, remote workforce, back-to-office technology solutions, e-sports.

Future Tech Enterprise, Inc. is an award-winning IT solutions provider with capabilities in nearly 180 countries. Recent Future Tech honors include being named Dell Technologies Federal Growth Partner of the Year 2020, NVIDIA Partner of the Year Professional Visualization (2019), and Partner of the Year APC by Schneider (2019).

Since its start in 1996, Future Tech has experienced exceptional growth and become an IT partner-of-choice for global leaders in the aerospace, defense, education, energy, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail sectors.

We help companies maximize their IT investments by delivering solutions for hybrid cloud, cyber security, hardware/software procurement, imaging, customized configuration, logistics, storage, infrastructure, data science.

Future Tech offers additional support services, including technology training and staff augmentation.

Our commitment to excellence is consistently recognized by industry associations and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM).

A short list of Future Tech’s industry certifications/awards includes:


- Dell Technologies Federal Growth Partner of Year 2020
- NVIDIA Partner of the Year Professional Visualization 2019
- 2019 Partner of the Year APC by Schneider Electric
- ISO 9001:2015 - Certified
- AS 9100 Rev D. Certified
- NIST Certified
- HIPAA Certified
- Member of Forbes Technology Council
- Dell Technologies Titanium Partner
- VMware Partner
- HPi Elite Partner
- Lenovo Global Platinum
- Apple Value Added Reseller Partner
- Nutanix Preferred Partner
- Winner HP’s Federal Partner in 3D Print Premier Program Award
- One of 8 companies nationwide certified as HP Education Specialist

Contact Future Tech to simplify your company's toughest IT challenges: www.ftei.com
Email - [email protected] | 631-472-5500

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