Data Architect — GCP / BigQuery / Power BI

QTech • Dallas, TX

31d • Hybrid

About The Position

Assess the client data landscape and design an end-to-end GCP platform spanning ingestion, GCS landing, BigQuery, transformations, semantic models and Power BI. Define scalable architecture, security, governance, cost controls and delivery standards, present trade-offs and guide implementation.

Requirements

• Expert BigQuery modelling, partitioning/clustering, performance, and cost/slot management; dimensional modelling, SCD and layered data architecture.
• GCP Ingestion and Processing: GCS, Dataflow, DataStream, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer and Cloud Run/Functions; ingest REST APIs, spreadsheets, semi-structured and HTML data.
• PostgreSQL and ELT: Deep PostgreSQL CDC/logical replication and TB-scale migration; strong SQL and Data form or dbt.
• Power BI Architecture: Semantic models, Import/Direct Query/Composite choices, gateways, incremental refresh, RLS and BigQuery performance.
• Governance and Delivery: IAM, VPC Service Controls, KMS/CMEK, policy tags and Dataplex; Terraform, CI/CD, architecture documentation, HA/DR and stakeholder workshops.

Nice To Haves

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Data Engineer certification
• Python
• data observability tools
• streaming analytics
• telecom domain exposure

Responsibilities

• Assess the client data landscape and design an end-to-end GCP platform spanning ingestion, GCS landing, BigQuery, transformations, semantic models and Power BI.
• Define scalable architecture, security, governance, cost controls and delivery standards.
• Present trade-offs and guide implementation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed