GCP Architect

Job description

Walk in at Chennai Date:25-JUl-26 Job Description:

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform, or data architecture roles (with 4+ years on Google Cloud Platform )
• Deep expertise in BigQuery architecture, performance tuning, cost optimization, and data modeling
• Strong understanding of modern data architecture patterns (lakehouse, medallion/bronze-silver-gold, data mesh—where applicable)

Hands-on knowledge of GCP data services including

• Cloud Storage , Dataflow (Apache Beam), Dataproc (Spark), Pub/Sub , Cloud Composer (Airflow), Dataform , Cloud Functions/Cloud Run
• Experience with data governance and metadata management using Dataplex and/or Data Catalog (or equivalent tools)
• Strong skills in SQL and one programming language ( Python preferred)
• Proficiency with CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred) for GCP deployments
• Strong stakeholder management skills; ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures
• Google Cloud certifications preferred (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect , Professional Data Engineer )
• Define the end-to-end data platform architecture on GCP (ingestion, storage, processing, serving/consumption) aligned to business outcomes
• Design enterprise-scale data lake / lakehouse / warehouse solutions leveraging BigQuery and Cloud Storage , including data domain organization and layering strategy
• Establish standards for data modeling (dimensional, data vault, canonical models) and ensure consistency across data products
• Architect batch and streaming ingestion patterns using Dataflow , Dataproc , Pub/Sub , and orchestration with Cloud Composer
• Define and enforce data governance , including metadata, lineage, cataloging, data quality controls, retention, and lifecycle management (Dataplex/Data Catalog where applicable)
• Lead cloud migration and modernization efforts from on-prem or other clouds, defining target state, cutover approach, and validation strategy
• Provide architectural review and guidance to engineering teams; mentor engineers and promote reusable reference architectures and best practices
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