Senior GCP Data Architect - Autonomous Networks & AI Platform

Capgemini; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a senior data architect to design and govern end-to-end GCP data and AI platforms, spanning ingestion, data lakehouse, data products, Knowledge Graph, and Digital Twin foundations.

You will shape enterprise-scale architectures using BigQuery, Vertex AI, Dataplex, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, BigLake, and Spanner, defining cross-domain data models and governance standards across OSS/BSS, Digital Twin, Knowledge Graph and AI platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise data architecture.
• 5+ years designing large-scale cloud-native data platforms.
• Google Cloud Expertise including: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub Dataplex, BigLake, Cloud Storage, Vertex AI, Cloud Composer, Spanner.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise-scale GCP data platforms.
• Define integration patterns across OSS/BSS, Digital Twin, Knowledge Graph and AI platforms.
• Establish standards, methodologies and reference architectures for data, AI and autonomous network platforms.

Skills

GCP

BigQuery

Dataflow

Pub/Sub

Dataplex

BigLake

Vertex AI

Spanner

Knowledge Graph

Digital Twin

ETL/ELT

Real-time streaming

Data governance

AI platforms

Job description

Your roleThis is a senior architecture role focused on designing and governing end-to-end GCP Data & AI platform, spanning data ingestion, governed data lake/lakehouse, data products, Knowledge Graph, Digital Twin data foundations, and Agentic AI platforms. The role requires an architect capable of shaping the complete data ecosystem rather than individual technology layers in isolation.In this role you will play a key role in:Design and govern enterprise-scale GCP data platforms using BigQuery, Spanner Graph DB, Dataplex, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, BigLake and Cloud Storage.Develop architectures supporting GenAI, RAG, vector search, embeddings and Agentic AI platforms using Vertex AI and related technologiesDefine data models and integration patterns for Domain and Cross-Domain Digital Twins.Define integration patterns across OSS/BSS, network domains, Digital Twin, Knowledge Graph and AI platforms.Establish standards, methodologies and reference architectures for data, AI and autonomous network platformsYour profile10+ years in enterprise data architecture with 5+ years designing large-scale cloud-native data platforms.Google Cloud Expertise including: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub Dataplex, BigLake, Cloud Storage, Vertex AI, Cloud Composer, SpannerKnowledge Graph & Semantic ModellingData Engineering: ETL/ELT pipelines, Real-time streaming architectures, Event-driven platforms, Data observability and governanceAI & Data Intelligence: RAG architectures, Vector databases, Embedding frameworks, Semantic search, Feature engineering, AI-ready data platformsTelecom Domain ExperienceNice-to-Have QualificationsExperience with Digital Twin platformsExperience with Knowledge Graph implementationsData Mesh architecturesLangChain, LangGraph and LlamaIndexVertex AI and GeminiVector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Qdrant)Kubernetes and GKEAutonomous Network and AI-Ops programmesIf you're excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply, your unique experience could be just what we need.Make it real - what does it mean for you?Open access to digital learning platformsActive employee networks promoting diversity, equity and inclusion like OutFront, CapAbility or Women@CapgeminiCapgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:Declare they have a disability, andMeet the minimum essential criteria for the role.Please opt in during the application process.Capgemini. Make it real.Need to knowAll roles will require a level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security ClearanceOR Developed Vetting.You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusivefuture is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We havebuilt a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.About CapgeminiCapgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion.Make it real | www.capgemini.com