Role : GCP Data Architect

Location : Chaska (MN) or Aurora (IL) or Bredford (MA) - (Hybrid)

Type: Contract

Detailed JD:

Designs and implements scalable, secure, and cost-effective data solutions on the Google Cloud Platform.

Translate complex business requirements into cloud-native data warehouses, data lakes, and streaming pipelines, while ensuring strict data governance, platform modernization, and optimization for AI/ML workloads.

Core Responsibilities

·        Platform Architecture: Design and build end-to-end cloud-native data platforms (Data Lakes, Data Warehouses).

·        Data Pipelines: Architect and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines for batch and real-time processing.

·        Cloud Migration: Lead the transition and modernization of legacy on-premises data systems (e.g., Teradata, Oracle, Informatica) to GCP.

·        Data Modeling: Translate business needs into logical, conceptual, and physical data models (e.g., star/snowflake schemas, Data Mesh concepts).

·        Governance & Security: Implement enterprise-grade security frameworks, data masking, and metadata management.

Required Skills & Qualifications

·        GCP Core Services: Deep, production-level expertise in BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Data Fusion, Dataproc, and Pub/Sub.

·        Programming Languages: Proficiency in Python and SQL.

·        DevOps & Orchestration: Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and workflow orchestration (Cloud Composer/Apache Airflow).

·        Experience Level: Typically requires 15+ years of experience in data engineering or architecture, with at least 5 years focused specifically on GCP environments