Lead Architect for Google Cloud (GCP)
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You act as a technical authority and strategic leader, working closely with Data & Analytics teams, business stakeholders, and international engineering teams to deliver a future-proof, secure, and highly available cloud platform.
This role is critical to maintaining the stability and availability of the ODE_S environment and driving the successful migration from legacy architectures to GCP.About team and projectYou will be part of the Finance & B2B domain within the DATA TRIBE, contributing to the transformation of the enterprise data and cloud landscape within the One Data Ecosystem (ODE).
Our mission is to:
- Migrate and modernize existing data and platform architectures to GCP
- Establish standardized, secure, and scalable cloud landing zones
- Enable data engineering, analytics, and AI teams with robust cloud foundations
- Analyze the current (“As-Is”) cloud and data platform architecture, identifying risks, gaps, and optimization opportunities
- Design enterprise-scale GCP architectures that are scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-efficient
- Define cloud strategy, target architecture, and migration roadmaps for ODE workloads
- Establish cloud landing zones, VPC design, networking, and identity architecture
- Architect and govern GCP infrastructure using services such as:
o Data & Storage: BigQuery, Dataplex, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL
o Messaging & Streaming: Pub/Sub
o AI/ML: Vertex AI
- Design and manage data platforms, data lakes, and analytics architectures
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for compliant, repeatable deployments
- Define standards for CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices
- Design and enforce cloud security architecture, including:
- Ensure compliance with GDPR and enterprise security standards
- Apply data protection concepts such as data classification, pseudonymization, and anonymization
- Define governance models for cloud resources, cost management, and access control
- Ensure platform stability, availability, and performance of the ODE_S environment
- Architect monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Prometheus)
- Identify and resolve complex platform and infrastructure issues
- Prevent availability risks and operational bottlenecks
- Lead international and cross-functional teams of architects, engineers, and data experts
- Translate business and technical requirements into clear architectural designs and specifications
- Support presales, solution design, and strategic decision-making
- Mentor junior architects and engineers; establish architecture best practices and standards
- Document architecture decisions, patterns, and technical solutions thoroughly
- 10+ years of enterprise IT and cloud architecture experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing GCP solutions at enterprise scale
- Deep expertise in:
o Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Deployment Manager)
o Cloud networking, IAM, and security architecture
- Proven experience architecting:
o Data lakes, data warehouses, and analytics solutions
- Strong Kubernetes and container orchestration experience (GKE)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
- Proficiency in Python and/or shell scripting
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Fluent English
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Google Cloud certifications (Professional Cloud Architect, Security Engineer, Network Engineer)
- Experience with AWS or multi-cloud architectures
- Experience with AI/ML platforms and Generative AI integrations
- Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementations
- Experience in regulated industries (Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Telecommunications)
- Proven experience leading and mentoring architecture teams
- Hold a Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
- Have extensive experience in ICT analysis, architecture, and solution design
- Bring a strong background as a senior data professional or data architect in enterprise environments
- Possess deep knowledge of data architecture, data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), and ETL / ELT patterns
- Have strong hands-on or design-level experience with SQL, Python, UNIX, GIT, and UML
- Are skilled in analyzing existing enterprise data landscapes and identifying architectural gaps, risks, and optimization opportunities
- Design scalable, stable, and maintainable data architectures aligned with business strategy and enterprise standards
- Define and maintain target data architectures, reference architectures, and architectural principles
- Translate business and technical requirements into clear architectural designs, standards, and technical specifications
- Establish and enforce data architecture guidelines, best practices, and design patterns
- Drive alignment with data governance frameworks, including data quality, metadata, and ownership models
- Lead and plan data migration strategies, especially on-premise or legacy systems to GCP
- Design cloud-native data platforms on GCP using services such as BigQuery, Dataplex, and Cloud Storage
- Ensure architectural consistency across hybrid and cloud environments
- Define and oversee testing strategies for data pipelines, integrations, and platforms
- Ensure non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency
- Guide teams in resolving complex data issues through structured root-cause analysis
- Collaborate closely with international and cross-functional teams, including data engineers, cloud architects, analytics teams, and business stakeholders
- Act as a technical lead and trusted advisor, supporting presales activities and architectural decision-making
- Mentor data engineers and junior architects, strengthening architectural maturity across teams
- Work effectively in agile environments, managing architectural requirements across the full project lifecycle
- Contribute to structured and transparent decision-making processes
- Prepare and maintain high-quality architecture documentation, including diagrams, standards, and architecture decision records
- Communicate clearly and confidently in German and English
- Apply data protection and privacy principles, including attribute classification, pseudonymization, and anonymization
- Ensure alignment with regulatory and enterprise compliance requirements (e.g. GDPR)
- Experience with enterprise-wide cloud data migrations, especially on Google Cloud Platform
- Expertise in end-to-end data platform and pipeline architecture
- Strong background in enterprise data modeling frameworks (e.g. dimensional modeling, Data Vault, domain-oriented models)
- Experience working closely with cloud platform, security, and infrastructure architects
- Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid data architectures
- Experience in regulated industries such as Finance, Telecommunications, Healthcare, or Manufacturing
- Previous responsibility for architecture governance boards or design authorities
- Financial benefits
- Benefits with focus on learning and development
- Benefits with focus on health and sport
- Benefits with focus on family and work - life balance
- Other benefits
- Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Slovakia due to European taxation regulation.