Senior GCP Data Architect - Hybrid

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Google Cloud Data Architect for a 90-day contract-to-hire opportunity with a Regional Financial Institution located in Akron, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Cleveland, OH; Minneapolis, MN; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; or Atlanta, GA. This position is 4 days onsite at either of these locations. Pay Range: $88.00 - $100.00 per hour, W2 This is a high-influence, high-ownership role to help define how a modern financial institution designs, scales, and operates data platforms on Google Cloud. The ideal candidate will be passionate about building world-class, cloud-native data platforms and services, with a strong focus on enabling data-as-a-product and data-as-a-service capabilities. You will play a key role in evolving our platforms to support analytics, operational workloads, and emerging AI and intelligent application patterns that depend on high-quality, well-governed, and accessible data. Responsibilities: Define and evolve target-state data platform and data services architecture aligned to business strategy and modernization goals Establish enterprise standards and reference architectures for data as a service, event-driven architecture, and API-based data access Drive adoption of data as a strategic asset, enabling operational, analytical, and intelligent system use cases across the enterprise Architect scalable data platforms that support both traditional workloads and emerging AI/ML use cases, grounded in trusted enterprise data Define integration patterns that unify data services, APIs, and AI capabilities to enable intelligent applications and automation Architect and design enterprise-grade data pipelines supporting batch, streaming, and real-time workloads Implement best practices for event-driven data movement and microservices-based integration patterns Architect high-performance storage solutions (including Bigtable, Spanner, and other GCP services) to meet throughput, latency, and scalability requirements Serve as a trusted advisor and technical leader, mentoring teams, driving best practices, and partnering with stakeholders Requirements: Minimum 7 years of experience in data architecture, cloud data engineering, or enterprise data platform design Deep hands-on expertise with multiple GCP services, including: BigQuery, Bigtable, Pub/Sub, Dataflow (Beam), Cloud Composer, GKE, Apigee, Cloud Storage, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Strong experience designing large-scale data models for operational workloads Proven ability to build resilient, scalable pipelines for high-volume batch and streaming data Proficiency in SQL and experience with Python or Java for data engineering pipelines Strong understanding of distributed systems, workflow orchestration, real-time analytics, and event-driven design Experience designing secure, governed, production-grade cloud architectures Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complexity and influence decision-makers Desired skills: Experience with enterprise financial services, payments, or transaction-heavy domains Background in API first design, microservices, and federated data architectures Familiarity with data governance frameworks, lineage, cataloging tools, or metadata platforms Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, IaC (Terraform), or platform engineering concepts Certification: Professional Data Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect (GCP) Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you meet the qualifications described and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals. For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: Access to hundreds of clients, most of whom have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years. The opportunity to have a career home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years. Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.) Behavioral Health Platform Medical, Dental, Vision Health Savings Account Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident) Voluntary Term Life Insurance 401K Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities) Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois) For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us on our website. Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. #DIG10-OH Genesis10