Senior GCP Solutions Architect — SAS to Cloud Migration

IMR Soft LLC; Texas; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

IMR Soft LLC seeks a senior Principal GCP Solutions Architect to lead a SAS-to-GCP modernization program. You will define target-state architecture, drive migration strategy, and engage executive stakeholders to transform legacy SAS workloads into cloud-native GCP solutions.

The role requires deep GCP Data & Analytics expertise, 15+ years in IT leadership, and a track record of successful cloud migrations. Remote/hybrid work arrangements are supported.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT consulting, architecture, and cloud leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in GCP Data & Analytics services.
• Proven experience leading SAS modernization/migration programs.
• Strong knowledge of BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow, Vertex AI, Dataplex, Composer.
• Experience with Terraform, CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud security frameworks.
• Executive stakeholder management and architecture governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and modernization strategy for SAS-to-GCP migration initiatives.
• Design solutions using BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow, Vertex AI, Cloud Composer, and Dataplex.
• Convert SAS Data Steps, Macros, SQL, and analytical models into GCP-native architectures.
• Establish data validation, reconciliation, governance, security, and compliance frameworks.
• Present architecture solutions to executive leadership, CDOs, Chief Architects, and ARBs.
• Provide technical leadership to data engineering and migration teams.
• Drive cloud governance, FinOps, DR, security, and operational excellence initiatives.

Skills

IT leadership

GCP analytics

SAS modernization

BigQuery

Dataproc

Dataflow

Vertex AI

Dataplex

Composer

Terraform

CI/CD

GitOps

Security governance

Executive mgmt

Google Cloud Certified Professional

Education

Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect

Job description

IMR Soft LLC seeks a senior Principal GCP Solutions Architect to lead a SAS-to-GCP modernization program. You will define target-state architecture, drive migration strategy, and engage executive stakeholders to transform legacy SAS workloads into cloud-native GCP solutions.

The role requires deep GCP Data & Analytics expertise, 15+ years in IT leadership, and a track record of successful cloud migrations. Remote/hybrid work arrangements are supported.