Cloud Data Architect for Finance - Hybrid & Governance

Google; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 127,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Senior Data Architect to accelerate customer value by delivering enterprise-ready data solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments in regulated industries.

You will design data governance, metadata and security frameworks, partner with CTOs and data engineers across Europe, and enable real-time analytics and AI-driven data insights.

This role offers leadership on complex data projects and a path to influence Google Cloud's data strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience with data platforms and technologies.
• Experience designing data solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud in the financial markets industry.
• Experience with data modeling and graph databases.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary technical point of contact for a large, complex financial services customer, building deep relationships with key stakeholders (CTOs, CDOs, Data Architects).
• Design and implement data governance frameworks, including data lineage, metadata management, access controls, and compliance with industry regulations (GDPR, CCPA, BCBS 239).
• Develop and advocate strategies for federating data responsibility across different business units and technical teams, enabling decentralized data ownership while maintaining centralized oversight and consistency.
• Design and implement data capabilities that seamlessly span across on-premises environments and multiple cloud providers, ensuring data portability, interoperability, and consistent access.
• Identify and address data requirements for emerging agentic technologies, such as real-time data streaming, vector databases, and secure data sharing for autonomous agents.

Skills

Data architecture

Data engineering

Hybrid & multi-cloud

Financial markets

Graph databases

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

RDF

Property graphs

Job description

Google Cloud is seeking a Senior Data Architect to accelerate customer value by delivering enterprise-ready data solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments in regulated industries.

You will design data governance, metadata and security frameworks, partner with CTOs and data engineers across Europe, and enable real-time analytics and AI-driven data insights.

This role offers leadership on complex data projects and a path to influence Google Cloud's data strategy.