Senior AI Data Architect

Senior AI Data Architect (GCP) – Santa Ana, CA

Location: Santa Ana, California (Onsite/Hybrid – specify if needed)
Employment Type: Contract 
Visa: Open to All (Any Visa)

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior AI Data Architect with strong experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design and implement scalable data and AI architectures. The ideal candidate will drive data strategy, build modern data pipelines, and enable advanced analytics and AI/ML solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end data architecture on GCP
• Build and optimize data pipelines using GCP services
• Architect solutions for AI/ML workloads, including data ingestion, processing, and model deployment
• Define data governance, security, and compliance frameworks
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders
• Lead data modeling, warehousing, and lakehouse strategies
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of data platforms
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior team members

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture / data engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Expertise in GCP services such as:
  • BigQuery
  • Dataflow
  • Dataproc
  • Pub/Sub
  • Cloud Storage
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks and data pipelines
• Strong knowledge of SQL, Python, and Spark
• Experience with data modeling (OLAP, OLTP, dimensional modeling)
• Understanding of data governance and security best practices