GCP Data Specialist

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. We're 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 we're hiring: WPP is at the forefront of the marketing and advertising industry's largest transformation. Our Global CIO is leading a significant evolution of our Enterprise Technology capabilities, bringing together over 2,500 technology professionals into an integrated global team. This team will play a crucial role in enabling the ongoing transformation of our agencies and functions. 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 results-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 Business Platform 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 you'll be doing: Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable data pipelines using Google Cloud Platform services (such as Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Composer) to extract, transform, and load data from various sources. Communicate technical concepts and benefits of GCP solutions to non-technical stakeholders, aiding them in understanding necessary changes for project goals. Monitor and optimize data processing and storage resources on GCP. Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline issues and performance bottlenecks. Document data engineering processes, best practices, and technical specifications. Adhere to agile development practices – including evolutionary design, refactoring, continuous integration/delivery, and test-driven development. Collaborate with Business Partner Team and Stakeholders during project scoping and feasibility phases as a SME, identifying technical risks and proposing mitigations. Provide production support for data load jobs. Automate data workflows and create queries for periodic report generation. Collaborate with development teams to implement data manipulation queries ensuring alignment with business requirements. Maintain and upgrade existing applications as necessary. Participate in key design meetings and provide technical support. Perform additional tasks related to data migrations, cloud resource audits, and cross-functional support activities.

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