Remote Senior GCP Data Architect — Data Modernization Leader

VettedBench; United States; Remote; USD 9,800 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Job summary

VettedBench seeks a Senior / Principal GCP Data Architect to lead enterprise-scale cloud data platforms in a remote setting. You will design, govern, and optimize data ecosystems on Google Cloud while mentoring engineering teams and translating complex business needs into scalable solutions.

Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and data governance is required, along with strong SQL/Python skills and a track record in cloud migrations and FinOps awareness.

Qualifications

• 13+ years in data engineering and architecture.
• Deep specialization in Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong data modeling and data governance skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end batch and real-time data platforms on GCP.
• Lead legacy-to-cloud migrations from on-premise warehouses.
• Design data models and optimize BigQuery performance and costs.
• Define data governance, IAM, encryption, and DLP strategies.
• Oversee CI/CD and IaC pipelines with Terraform and Cloud Composer.
• Collaborate with AI teams for Vertex AI workloads.
• Mentor senior data engineers and advise clients.

Skills

GCP experience

BigQuery/Dataflow

SQL & Python

Data modeling

Terraform/CI-CD

Remote leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

Job description

VettedBench seeks a Senior / Principal GCP Data Architect to lead enterprise-scale cloud data platforms in a remote setting. You will design, govern, and optimize data ecosystems on Google Cloud while mentoring engineering teams and translating complex business needs into scalable solutions.

Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and data governance is required, along with strong SQL/Python skills and a track record in cloud migrations and FinOps awareness.