GCP Data Architect
About the Position
We are looking for an experienced GCP Data Architect to design, build, and optimize cloud‑native data platforms and advanced analytics solutions for various clients. In this role, you will work directly with client stakeholders, lead architectural decisions, define data models, and ensure scalability and reliability across the full data lifecycle. This position requires deep, hands‑on expertise in the Google Cloud ecosystem and modern data engineering practices. Most of your time will be spent assessing client infrastructures, recommending improvements, and planning and delivering migrations and modernizations within GCP.
Responsibilities
- Design end‑to‑end data architecture solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
- Develop scalable data pipelines and data processing frameworks (batch and streaming).
- Architect data models for analytics, machine learning, and operational reporting.
- Define data governance, data quality, metadata management, and security standards.
- Lead migration efforts from on‑prem or other cloud platforms to GCP.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (data engineers, analysts, ML teams, product owners).
- Optimize data storage and processing for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Evaluate and integrate third‑party tools into the GCP data ecosystem.
- Participate in architectural reviews, provide best practices, and mentor teams.
- Produce documentation, diagrams, and technical specifications.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or similar roles.
- Strong hands‑on expertise with Google Cloud Platform, including: BigQuery, Dataflow / Apache Beam, Cloud Composer/Airflow, Dataplex, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage
- Strong SQL and data modeling skills (3NF, dimensional modeling, data vault is a plus).
- Experience designing large‑scale distributed data processing systems.
- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT patterns and streaming data architectures.
- Familiarity with CI/CD, IaC (Terraform), and automated deployment practices.
- Experience with programming languages such as Python or Java/Scala.
- Understanding of data governance, lineage, cataloging, and security (IAM).
- Experience with ML pipelines or MLOps is a plus but not required.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with non‑technical stakeholders.
- GCP Certifications or readiness and ability to achieve in a quick period of time
Nice to Have
- Deep knowledge of any of other modern data ecosystem would be plus: AWS, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake and/or certificates obtained.
Technologies
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