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GCP Data Architect

Posted 4 days ago

  • Lambeth, Greater London
  • Contract
  • £550 to £650 /Day
  • Sponsored
  • Expires In 24 days
Position: GCP Data Architect

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Type: Contract (6 months)

Rate: £550 day (Inside IR35)

Start Date: ASAP

Industry: Banking & Financial Services

About the Role:

Join a leading financial institution's transformation program as a GCP Data Architect. You'll design and implement scalable, secure, and cost-effective data architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet strategic business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

* Develop and maintain data models, ETL/ELT pipelines, and cloud-based storage solutions.

* Design and implement scalable data architectures on GCP.

* Optimize data processing, storage, and retrieval for performance and cost-efficiency.

* Ensure security, governance, and compliance of data solutions.

* Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand and fulfil data needs.

Essential Skills:

* Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, hosting patterns & services (especially GCP), cloud security, resilience, and operational excellence.

* Strong understanding of microservices, containerization, cloud-native, data architectures, and event-driven design concepts.

* Proficiency in GCP services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Data Fusion.

* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Desirable Skills:

* Experience in the Banking & Finance industry.

* GCP Professional Cloud Architect certification.

* Knowledge of ML/AI and data capabilities in GCP.

* Experience with agile development methodologies