GCP Architect

Walk in at Chennai

Date:25-JUl-26

Job Description:

12+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform, or data architecture roles (with 4+ years on Google Cloud Platform)

Deep expertise in BigQuery architecture, performance tuning, cost optimization, and data modeling

Strong understanding of modern data architecture patterns (lakehouse, medallion/bronze-silver-gold, data mesh - where applicable)

Hands-on knowledge of GCP data services including: Cloud Storage, Dataflow (Apache Beam), Dataproc (Spark), Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer (Airflow), Dataform, Cloud Functions/Cloud Run

Experience with data governance and metadata management using Dataplex and/or Data Catalog (or equivalent tools)

Strong skills in SQL and one programming language (Python preferred)

Proficiency with CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred) for GCP deployments

Strong stakeholder management skills; ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures

Google Cloud certifications preferred (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Data Engineer)

Define the end-to-end data platform architecture on GCP (ingestion, storage, processing, serving/consumption) aligned to business outcomes

Design enterprise-scale data lake / lakehouse / warehouse solutions leveraging BigQuery and Cloud Storage, including data domain organization and layering strategy

Establish standards for data modeling (dimensional, data vault, canonical models) and ensure consistency across data products

Architect batch and streaming ingestion patterns using Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, and orchestration with Cloud Composer

Define and enforce data governance, including metadata, lineage, cataloging, data quality controls, retention, and lifecycle management (Dataplex/Data Catalog where applicable)

Lead cloud migration and modernization efforts from on-prem or other clouds, defining target state, cutover approach, and validation strategy

Provide architectural review and guidance to engineering teams; mentor engineers and promote reusable reference architectures and best practices

Location

Chennai

Job Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Engineer

Job Id

422999

Desired Skills

Data architect

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications : BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING