Senior Data Platform Architects

Role: Senior Data Platform Architects – GCP
Location: Augusta, ME (Hybrid) (Need Local to ME, MA, RI, CT, NH)
Visa: USC, GC, H1B, H4EAD, L2EAD (Who is Valid and Authorized to work)
Virtual Interview

Required Qualifications:

14+ years overall IT experience with significant hands-on delivery in modern data platforms.
Strong experience building on Google Cloud Platform, including several of:
BigQuery (modeling, optimization, cost/performance patterns)
Dataform (or equivalent transformation framework)
GCS, Cloud Composer, Cloud Functions/Cloud Run, IAM
Logging/monitoring patterns (Cloud Logging/Monitoring)
Demonstrated ability to work across architecture + implementation: define a pattern, prototype it, and guide adoption.
Strong foundation in:
Dimensional modeling / star schemas, metric definitions, and consumption-ready data structures
Data quality mindset (what “enterprise-ready” looks like)
Security and access design (least privilege, domain/dataset-based access concepts)
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in retail / consumer / omni-channel domains (customer, product, inventory, orders, pricing, promotions, loyalty).
Familiarity with semantic layer concepts (even if not implementing one).
Experience with data catalog / metadata platforms and governance workflows.
Exposure to LLM-enabled/agentic tooling and automation patterns.
Prior work in platform modernization or EDW migration programs.
Experience defining enterprise standards (naming, dataset organization, data product onboarding, testing patterns).