Cloud Data Architect — Spanner Migration

Socket.dev; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

66degrees is seeking a Data Architect to guide customers migrating to Google Cloud. You will translate business requirements into scalable database solutions, design architectures on Google Cloud, and lead migrations of databases, data, and pipelines.

The role requires strong SQL, experience with Cloud Spanner or similar, and cloud architecture expertise. Collaboration with client teams and technology leadership is essential to deliver cost-effective, high-performance data platforms.

Qualifications

• 5 years of overall database management and IT experience.
• 2+ years of Google Cloud experience.
• Experience migrating and/or implementing cloud-native databases like Spanner.
• Experience in performance testing and remediation of performance issues.
• Experience in migrating databases like MySQL, Postgres, and Oracle to Cloud SQL.
• Experience defining the technical architecture on Google Cloud.
• Experience designing data models in Spanner.
• Google Cloud Professional Architect and/or Data Engineer Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate client discussions toward an effective architectural pattern and act as interface between business leadership, technology leadership, and delivery teams.
• Design solution architecture on Google Cloud.
• Design a migration path covering database objects, data, data pipelines, orchestration, users and security.
• Perform migration activities including translation of DDL, stored procedures, and queries.
• Execute data transfers using Google Cloud native and 3rd party tools.
• Set up and configure relevant Google Cloud components.
• Engage with customer teams to provide education workshops, architectural recommendations, and technology reviews.

Skills

Database management

Google Cloud experience

SQL skills

Cloud migration

Data modeling in Spanner

CockroachDB knowledge

Certifications (GCP Architect/Data Eng

Job description

66degrees is seeking a Data Architect to guide customers migrating to Google Cloud. You will translate business requirements into scalable database solutions, design architectures on Google Cloud, and lead migrations of databases, data, and pipelines.

The role requires strong SQL, experience with Cloud Spanner or similar, and cloud architecture expertise. Collaboration with client teams and technology leadership is essential to deliver cost-effective, high-performance data platforms.