Google Cloud Data Architect

Capgemini • Nashville, TN

19h • Remote

About The Position

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world. Data Architects drive change that creates business opportunity through data driven insights. Architects shape and translate Business strategy to data products and needs into realisable, sustainable technology solutions. Architects take end-to-end solution delivery ownership from idea to benefits delivery. We are seeking a Senior Staff Data Engineer – API with strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience to design, build, and support scalable enterprise data platforms. This role is hands-on and highly collaborative, requiring strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in fast-paced, matrixed environments.

Requirements

• 10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in Data Architecture.
• Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• 2+ years of API development experience
• Strong experience with BigQuery, Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Functions
• Python (FastAPI), Java, or Scala
• Apigee, Kafka, Spark Streaming
• SQL, CI/CD, Git/GitHub
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Strong experience with BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow/Dataproc, Pub/Sub, and APIs.
• Proficiency in SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT, and streaming architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git/GitHub, and Agile methodologies.
• Strong communication skills and ability to mentor junior engineers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Apigee, Python (FastAPI), Spark, Kafka, Vertex AI.
• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (Master’s preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and APIs on Google Cloud Platform.
• Develop automated workflows and data platforms that support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases.
• Implement best practices for data security, governance, CI/CD, and automated deployment.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, data scientists, and business stakeholders.
• Produce high-quality, reusable code and mentor team members on best practices.
• Support testing, deployment, monitoring, and production troubleshooting.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree