Practicing Data Architect

Capgemini • Nashville, TN

37d • Hybrid

About The Position

Looking for a GCP Architect with Data Engineering experience to lead complex technology initiatives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of overall IT experience with 5+ years in cloud data architecture.
• Proven experience designing and delivering GCP based data platforms.
• Background with large enterprise data programs across industries.
• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform, including, BigQuery, Cloud Storage,Dataflow (Apache Beam),Pub/Sub, Dataproc (Spark) and Composer (Airflow)
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, ETL/ELT, streaming architectures, and SQL.
• Experience with CI/CD, Terraform, and DataOps practices.
• Google Professional Data Engineer
• Google Professional Cloud Architect
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non technical audiences.
• Experience working in global, distributed teams.
• Passion for innovation, engineering excellence

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to AI/ML enablement on GCP (Vertex AI is a plus).

Responsibilities

• Lead end to end architecture design for cloud data platforms on Google Cloud Platform.
• Define reference architectures, patterns, and best practices for data ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics.
• Architect and guide implementation of batch and streaming pipelines using BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, Dataproc, and Composer.
• Enable modern data lakehouse and data warehouse architectures aligned with analytics and AI use cases.
• Ensure alignment with data governance, quality, lineage, and security standards.
• Design infrastructure as code using Terraform or equivalent tools.
• Collaborate with platform teams on CI/CD, DataOps, and monitoring strategies.
• Apply GCP security best practices, including IAM, networking, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical architectures.
• Act as a technical advisor on cloud data modernization and GCP best practices.
• Support solution design activities including technical estimates and architecture reviews.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed