GCP Data Architect

JR United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data Architect-GCP to design innovative data solutions and collaborate with various stakeholders. In this role, you will define data architectures, roadmaps, and processes to support effective data product delivery, ensuring adherence to compliance and best practices in data design.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with data architectures and technologies like GCP.
• Experience in leading data product architecture design.

Responsibilities

• Define Data Product Architecture and Roadmap.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop Target Model backlogs.
• Ensure compliance with client information policies.

Skills

Spark

Hive

Kafka

Pub-Sub

Jira

Job description

Role: Data Architect-GCP

Responsibilities include designing Data Products, Data Mesh, ETL processes, and EDW solutions. Familiarity with Spark, Hive, Kafka, Pub-Sub, and Jira is expected.

Key duties:

• Define Data Product Architecture and Roadmap.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop Target Model backlogs and lead architectural design.
• Align designs with strategies, roadmaps, and policies.
• Gather information requirements from IT and Business stakeholders, ensuring they are realistic and achievable.
• Model information requirements for diverse stakeholders and relate them to enterprise-wide architecture.
• Identify solution strengths and weaknesses, and take steps to mitigate risks.
• Define information roadmaps for projects and wider programs.
• Work within the wider application landscape to embed solutions effectively.
• Ensure data design consistency through all project phases, facilitating knowledge transfer to engineering teams.
• Define logical data interfaces and support physical design of data stores and services.
• Ensure compliance with client information policies and standards.
• Lead governance approvals for architectural artefacts.