Data Architect
Core
Design and maintain enterprise data architecture, governance, and standards for a Google Cloud Platform-based Enterprise Data Platform.
Role type
Senior, hands-on IC Data Architect
Builds
Enterprise data platform, canonical data models, data governance frameworks, and data product certification tiers
Domain
Retail/E-commerce/Consumer, Cloud Data Warehousing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise data architecture, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery (partitioning, clustering, dimensional modeling), Data governance implementation, Data catalog/metadata management, Reference architecture design, Cross-team standard enforcement
Preferred skills
Large-scale EDW-to-cloud migrations, Medallion/lakehouse layer design, Data product operating models, Data product marketplace launch
Technologies
Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Dataplex, Collibra, Alation, Trailhead
Responsibilities
Define and uphold modeling and architecture standards across medallion layers; Own the canonical, conformed data model for core business entities; Lead technical implementation of data governance framework; Design data lineage architecture; Define and operate data product certification tiers; Review architectural decisions across workstreams; Create reference architectures and pattern libraries; Provide hands-on architectural guidance to engineering teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC