Principal Data Architect

GFT TECHNOLOGIES SE; Łódź; Remote; PLN 273.000 - 419.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company car

Unlimited paid time off

Benefit package: medical, sport, lunch

Zusammenfassung

GFT Poland is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to shape the target data architecture for a large-scale cloud transformation in financial services. You will design enterprise-grade data platforms on Google Cloud, define Bronze/Silver/Gold patterns, and establish governance and data quality standards.

You will model data across domains, set up data lineage, and guide BigQuery-based solutions while ensuring security, IAM, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in Enterprise Data Architecture.
• Experience with GCP and BigQuery in large-scale cloud transformations.
• Strong knowledge of Data Lakehouse patterns (Bronze/Silver/Gold).
• Experience with data governance and metadata standards.

Aufgaben

• Define enterprise-scale data architecture and target-state data platform on GCP.
• Create data models (conceptual, logical, physical) for complex domains.
• Establish data governance, quality controls and metadata standards.
• Define integration architecture, data lineage and end-to-end data flows.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify data elements and enrichments.
• Support analysis-ready datasets and reusable data products.
• Provide architectural guidance for BigQuery-based solutions and cloud-native platforms.
• Assess cloud migration approaches and target-state options.
• Ensure alignment with security and IAM requirements.
• Contribute to architecture reviews and best practices.

Kenntnisse

Enterprise Data Architecture

GCP architecture design

BigQuery

Data lakehouse

Data governance

Data modelling

Data quality management

Stakeholder management

Cloud security IAM

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Dataflow

Apache Beam

Kubernetes (GKE)

Vertex AI

Jobbeschreibung

Location: Łódź, PL, 90-118 Poznań, WP, PL, 61-569 Kraków, PL, 30-302 Warszawa, PL, 00-839

Working place: Remote

Type of contract: Employment contract

Salary range: 24500 - 37500 PLN gross

What will you do?

You will be responsible for defining and shaping the target data architecture for a large-scale cloud transformation initiative within the financial services domain. The role focuses on designing enterprise-grade data platforms on Google Cloud, establishing data governance and quality standards, creating scalable data models and integration patterns, and enabling business-critical analytics and surveillance capabilities through modern data architecture principles.

• Design enterprise-scale data architecture and target-state data platform solutions on GCP
• Define Bronze, Silver and Gold data lakehouse architecture patterns and standards
• Create conceptual, logical and physical data models for complex business domains
• Establish data governance frameworks, data quality controls and metadata standards
• Define integration architecture, data lineage and end-to-end data flows
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to identify common data elements and enrichments
• Support the creation of analysis-ready datasets and reusable data products
• Provide architectural guidance for BigQuery-based solutions and cloud-native data platforms
• Assess cloud migration approaches and target-state architecture options
• Ensure alignment with security, IAM and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to architecture reviews, technical decision-making and best practices
• Extensive experience in Enterprise Data Architecture
• Strong knowledge of Data Lakehouse architecture including Bronze, Silver and Gold patterns
• Hands-on experience with GCP architecture design
• Strong expertise in BigQuery
• Experience in conceptual, logical and physical data modelling
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and data quality management
• Experience with integration architecture and data lineage practices
• Understanding of GCP security and IAM concepts
• Experience working within Financial Markets or Surveillance domains
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with Market Abuse or Unauthorised Trading surveillance systems
• Knowledge of Vertex AI and machine learning platforms
• Experience with regulatory reporting or compliance initiatives
• Hands-on experience with Dataflow or Apache Beam
• Knowledge of Kubernetes (GKE)
• Experience with Terraform and CI/CD tooling
• Understanding of Java-based enterprise platforms

We offer

• Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
• Company car
• Unlimited paid time off
• Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
• Online training and certifications
• Access to e-learning platform
• Work From Anywhere (up to 140 days/year abroad)
• Social events

We are GFT Poland. WE KNOW how to tackle complex issues with innovative approach to deliver the highest value. Our reputation has been built around one simple rule: we do not overpromise, WE DELIVER. We deliver to our employees, clients and partners. WE GROW as you grow, so investing in you is our business strategy. Caring for each other is our priority. WE CARE who you are, what you need, how you feel. WE CARE to smile, have fun and develop as human beings.

Why Choose GFT?

• A culture of top performance
• Deep tech IT engineering & consulting
• 1200 skilled & top-class experts
• 77% of the team are regular/senior
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Ambitious projects, trainings and tools you need to flourish
• Google Cloud Partner of the Year - for going above and beyond for customers