Data Architect, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

westmonroe4; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 152.000 - 179.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Unlimited paid time off

10 paid holidays per year

Parental leave

Zusammenfassung

West Monroe is seeking a Data Architect specialized in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design scalable data platforms and lead delivery for clients. You will guide engineering teams, advise stakeholders, and shape data modernization initiatives that deliver measurable business value.

The role emphasizes hands-on architecture, BigQuery modeling, and cross-functional collaboration, with in-office presence twice weekly and regular travel to NYC for client work.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, cloud architecture, or related technology roles, including experience delivering enterprise data solutions.

Aufgaben

• Architect scalable, secure data platforms on GCP with BigQuery at the core.
• Lead technical design across ingestion, transformation, storage, modeling, governance, orchestration, and consumption.
• Design BigQuery data models and optimization strategies balancing performance, scalability, security, and cost.
• Guide engineering teams through technical specifications, design execution, testing, and delivery quality.
• Advise clients on modernizing legacy data platforms and migrating workloads to GCP.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis and support data-driven client recommendations.
• Apply AI technologies to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate outcomes.
• Translate client challenges into solution architectures, estimates, and proposal content.
• Develop reusable reference architectures and delivery accelerators for GCP and BigQuery.
• Stay current on Google Cloud capabilities and emerging data, analytics, and AI tech.

Kenntnisse

GCP & BigQuery

Data modeling

SQL

ETL/ELT

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Pub/Sub

Cloud Composer

Dataform

Jobbeschreibung

Are you ready to make an impact?

West Monroe is seeking a Data Architect, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design and deliver scalable, cloud-based data solutions for our clients. As a technical delivery leader, you will guide engineering teams, advise client stakeholders, and help shape data modernization solutions that deliver measurable business value.

What You Will Do

Client Delivery

• Architect scalable, secure, and high-performing data platforms on GCP, with BigQuery as a core analytics and data warehousing technology.
• Lead technical design across data ingestion, transformation, storage, modeling, governance, orchestration, and consumption.
• Design BigQuery data models, optimization strategies, and architectures that balance performance, scalability, security, and cost.
• Guide engineering teams through technical specifications, design execution, testing, and implementation while maintaining delivery quality.
• Advise clients on modernizing legacy data platforms and migrating data workloads to GCP.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.

Business Development

• Serve as a technical subject matter expert in pursuits involving GCP, BigQuery, cloud data modernization, analytics, and AI.
• Translate client challenges into solution architectures, estimates, technical approaches, and proposal content.
• Identify opportunities to expand data and cloud solutions within existing client relationships.

Practice Development

• Develop reusable reference architectures, accelerators, standards, and delivery methodologies for GCP and BigQuery.
• Share technical expertise and mentor colleagues to strengthen cloud data architecture and engineering capabilities.
• Stay current on Google Cloud capabilities and emerging data, analytics, and AI technologies.

What You Will Bring

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, cloud architecture, or related technology roles, including experience delivering enterprise data solutions.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery, including data modeling, performance optimization, security, and cost management.
• Experience with relevant GCP data services such as Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, or Dataform.
• Experience designing batch and/or streaming data pipelines and modern cloud data architectures.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT patterns, data governance, and data quality practices.
• Ability to communicate architecture decisions and tradeoffs to both technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect certification preferred.
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
• Hybrid role: 2x per week in office
• Frequent travel to New York City for client work (every other week)
• Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see table below). Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here . Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses.
• Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.

• Seattle or Washington, D.C. $159,800 - $188,000 USD
• Los Angeles $167,400 - $196,900 USD
• New York City or San Francisco $175,000 - $205,900 USD
• A location not listed above $152,200 - $179,000 USD

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