Global Cloud Data Architect | Platform & Analytics Lead

Global Payments Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering & Platform Team and help shape the future of global commerce.

You will lead the architecture and evolution of mission-critical cloud data platforms powering insights and decision-making across the company. You'll design scalable data ecosystems, implement secure data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Composer) and Snowflake, and mentor engineers while partnering with stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Experience leading the architecture and delivery of cloud-based data platforms.
• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including Dataflow, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Composer; modern cloud-native data solutions.
• Advanced data warehousing and data lake design with Snowflake.
• Strong Python and SQL skills for scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and mentor engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of the cloud data ecosystem and scalable architectures.
• Drive enterprise data solutions transforming complex business requirements into modern platforms.
• Lead modernization initiatives, governance, and automation to improve data quality and reduce risk.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentorship to elevate team capability.
• Optimize data platform performance, security, and cost-efficiency across the org.

Skills

Cloud data architecture

Python

SQL

Data modeling

Stakeholder influence

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Composer)

Snowflake

dbt

Terraform/CI/CD for data platforms

Job description

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering & Platform Team and help shape the future of global commerce.

You will lead the architecture and evolution of mission-critical cloud data platforms powering insights and decision-making across the company. You'll design scalable data ecosystems, implement secure data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Composer) and Snowflake, and mentor engineers while partnering with stakeholders to