Principal GCP Data Architect | Location: Remote
• 16–20 years of overall IT experience.
• 5–6 years of recent, hands-on experience with GCP.
• Proven experience working on Google Data projects.
• Valid and recent GCP certification.
• Prior involvement in Google-funded projects.
• Must possess a Data Readiness Placement (DRP) ID with a verified score of 50 or above.
Job Description
We are seeking a hands-on
• *Principal GCP Data Architect**
to lead the design, and implementation of large-scale data ecosystems.
The ideal candidate is an architect who has led massive cloud migrations, built self-serve data platforms from the ground up, and maintains a rigorous focus on data governance and security.
Technical Requirements
• **Cloud Expertise:**
Expert-level mastery of the GCP Data Stack:
• **Storage & Warehouse:**
BigQuery (including BigLake and Omni), Google Cloud Storage.
• **Processing:**
Dataflow (Apache Beam), Dataproc (Spark/Hadoop), Cloud Composer (Airflow).
• **Messaging:**
Pub/Sub and Confluent/Kafka integration.
• **Analytics & AI:**
Looker, Vertex AI, and BigQuery ML.
• **Certifications:**
Must hold an active
• *GCP Professional Data Engineer**
certification.
• **DRP ID Performance:**
A
• *Data Readiness Placement (DRP) ID**
with a verified score of
• *50+**
is highly preferable, demonstrating a high level of technical proficiency and architectural maturity.
• **Modern Data Stack:**
Deep experience with dbt, Airflow, and containerization (GKE/Kubernetes).
Experience & Qualifications
• **Years of Experience:**
18–20 years in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, and Business Intelligence, with at least 6+ years focused specifically on GCP.
• **Migration Track Record:**
Proven experience leading at least two enterprise-scale migrations (PB-scale) to the cloud.
• **Leadership:**
Demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional engineering teams in an Agile/DevOps environment.
• **Education:**
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
Roles & Responsibilities
• **Strategic Architecture:**
Define the long-term roadmap for data platforms on GCP, ensuring alignment with global business goals and "North Star" data strategies.
• **Self-Serve Platform Design:**
Architect and oversee the build-out of modern, self-serve data architectures that empower decentralized teams while maintaining central standards.
• **Large-Scale Migrations:**
Lead complex end-to-end migration from AWS to GCP.
• **Data Governance & Security:**
Design and enforce robust data security frameworks including IAM, VPC Service Controls, Data Masking/Encryption, and automated governance using
• *Dataplex**
.
• **Infrastructure as Code (IaC):**
Drive automation using Terraform or Pulumi to ensure repeatable, scalable, and version-controlled infrastructure.
• **Executive Stakeholder Management:**
Act as a trusted advisor to the VP of Data, articulating the ROI of data initiatives and managing technical risk.
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