Senior GCP Data Architect - Remote Cloud Modernization

Slalom; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 145,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with a match

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Well-being reimbursement

Job summary

Slalom is seeking an experienced Senior GCP Data Architect to lead design and modernization of enterprise-scale data platforms. You will define architecture strategy and partner with engineering and business teams to enable advanced analytics, AI/ML, and cloud transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern data architectures to drive data modernization programs across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or Enterprise Data Platform Design.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing large-scale cloud data platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong expertise in BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and Composer.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead end-to-end cloud-based data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Assess existing data ecosystems and develop modernization roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Design scalable data platforms, integration patterns, and data models that support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML initiatives.
• Establish architecture standards, governance practices, and reusable design patterns for engineering teams.
• Lead the design of batch, streaming, and real-time data processing solutions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product leaders, architects, and engineers to deliver high-impact solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for strategic data initiatives.
• Drive adoption of modern architecture approaches including Data Mesh, Data Products, and event-driven architectures.

Skills

GCP Data Architecture

Cloud Data Platforms

Data Mesh

Data Products

Stakeholder Management

AI/ML Collaboration

Data Modeling

Spark

Kafka

Architecture Governance

Tools

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

Composer (Airflow)

Job description

Slalom is seeking an experienced Senior GCP Data Architect to lead design and modernization of enterprise-scale data platforms. You will define architecture strategy and partner with engineering and business teams to enable advanced analytics, AI/ML, and cloud transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern data architectures to drive data modernization programs across the enterprise.