Senior GCP Data Architect — Remote, Modern Data Platforms

Slalom; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 145,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off

401(k) match

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Adoption assistance

Well-being reimbursement

Job summary

Slalom is seeking an experienced Senior GCP Data Architect to lead the design and modernization of enterprise-scale data platforms. This role will define architecture strategy, establish scalable data solutions, 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), modern data architectures, and large-scale data modernization programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture or enterprise data platforms.
• Extensive experience building on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Expertise with BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and Composer.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end cloud-based data solutions on GCP.
• Assess data ecosystems and develop modernization roadmaps.
• Design scalable data platforms and models for 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 stakeholders to deliver high-impact data solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for strategic data initiatives.
• Drive adoption of Data Mesh, Data Products, and event-driven architectures.

Skills

GCP

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

Composer/Airflow

Spark

Kafka

Data Modeling

Data Governance

Data Lakes/Lakehouses

CDC

Batch/Streaming

Stakeholder Mgmt

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Terraform

Airflow/Composer

Job description

Slalom is seeking an experienced Senior GCP Data Architect to lead the design and modernization of enterprise-scale data platforms. This role will define architecture strategy, establish scalable data solutions, 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), modern data architectures, and large-scale data modernization programs.