Data Architect
Core
Design and govern enterprise-grade data platforms (lakes, warehouses, streaming) on Google Cloud Platform for US federal government clients.
Role type
Senior Data Architect (Cloud/GCP)
Builds
Scalable data architectures, pipelines, and AI/ML enablement for federal missions
Domain
US Federal Government / Cloud Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
GCP architecture, BigQuery optimization, data modeling (3NF, Data Vault), IAM/security governance, pipeline design (Dataflow, Pub/Sub), Terraform/IaC, MLOps, cost optimization
Preferred skills
GCP certifications, Kubernetes/OpenShift, service mesh (Istio), Databricks, Vertex AI, data mesh concepts
Technologies
GCP, BigQuery, GCS, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, Terraform, Looker, Vertex AI
Responsibilities
Define target-state data architectures, establish data zones and standards, implement security/compliance frameworks, design batch/streaming pipelines, enable AI/ML pipelines, optimize performance/cost, mentor teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
