Role description
GCP Data Solution Architect
Palm Beach Florida Onsite
Role Overview
We are looking for a high impact GCP Data Solution Architect to define design and lead the delivery of modern scalable and secure data platforms on Google Cloud Platform GCP
This role sits at the intersection of architecture delivery and client enablement and will guide large scale data modernization cloud migration and AI ready analytics initiatives
The ideal candidate combines deep hands on GCP expertise strong data architecture fundamentals and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while mentoring delivery teams Below are the MUST have skills
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture Design
Define end to end data solution architecture on GCP aligned to business security and cost goals
Design cloud native data platforms centered on BigQuery Cloud Storage Dataflow Dataproc PubSub and Composer Airflow
Create future ready architectures enabling advanced analytics real time processing and AIML use cases
Produce High Level Design HLD and Low Level Design LLD artifacts for enterprise programs
Data Platform Modernization Migration
Lead on prem legacy DW modernization Teradata Oracle SQL Server Hadoop Informatica GCP
Translate legacy ETL and SQL logic into modern ELT and streaming patterns
Drive adoption of cloud optimized data modeling partitioning clustering denormalization in BigQuery
Support phased migrations with minimal business disruption
Engineering Governance Best Practices
Define and enforce architecture standards guardrails and reusable frameworks
Ensure data quality validation lineage cataloging and governance using Dataplex Data Catalog and IAM based security
Optimize performance and cost through workload design query optimization and storage strategies
Embed CICD DevOps and infrastructure as code best practices
Leadership Stakeholder Engagement
Act as technical authority and escalation point for complex architectural decisions
Partner with business leaders product owners and analytics teams to translate requirements into scalable designs
Mentor data engineers and solution designers provide ongoing architectural guidance
Required Qualifications
1518 years of experience in data engineering data architecture solution architecture roles
Strong hands on expertise in Google Cloud Platform with depth in
BigQuery data modeling optimization cost controls
GCS Dataflow Dataproc PubSub Composer
Lakehouse architecture with Iceberg
Advanced SQL expertise and strong Python andor Java skills
Solid grounding in data warehousing principles dimensional models ELTETL patterns
Proven experience designing enterprise scale multi team data platforms
Experience working in Agile hybrid delivery models
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
