Google Cloud Platform Data Architect -Chaska (MN) - Primary/ Aurora (IL) or Bradford (MA)

Role: Google Cloud Platform Data Architect Location: Chaska, MN (Primary) / Aurora, IL or Bradford, MA (Secondary) Hybrid Employment Type: Contract

Designs and implements scalable, secure, and cost-effective data solutions on the Google Cloud Platform.

Translate complex business requirements into cloud-native data warehouses, data lakes, and streaming pipelines, while ensuring strict data governance, platform modernization, and optimization for AI/ML workloads.

Platform Architecture: Design and build end-to-end cloud-native data platforms (Data Lakes, Data Warehouses).

Data Pipelines: Architect and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines for batch and real-time processing.

Cloud Migration: Lead the transition and modernization of legacy on-premises data systems (e.g., Teradata, Oracle, Informatica) to Google Cloud Platform.

Data Modeling: Translate business needs into logical, conceptual, and physical data models (e.g., star/snowflake schemas, Data Mesh concepts).

Governance & Security: Implement enterprise-grade security frameworks, data masking, and metadata management.

Google Cloud Platform Core Services: Deep, production-level expertise in:

• BigQuery
• Cloud Storage
• Dataflow
• Data Fusion
• Dataproc
• Pub/Sub

Programming Languages:

• Python
• SQL

DevOps & Orchestration: Experience with:

• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)
• Workflow orchestration (Cloud Composer / Apache Airflow)

Experience Level: Typically requires 15+ years of experience in data engineering or architecture, with at least 3 5 years focused specifically on Google Cloud Platform environments.