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# Principal Google Cloud Platform Data Architect

- **Company:** Medinext Global LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Big Data, BigQuery, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Security, Data Flow Control, Identity and Access Management, Machine Learning, Cloudera, Pulumi, Google Cloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Apache Kafka, Data Management, Terraform, Looker Analytics, Confluent
- **Published:** August 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/591370ba-d39a-42c1-b667-03b82da8e80c

## About the Role

* Expert-level mastery of the Google Cloud Platform Data Stack
 * Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, and more
 * Google Cloud Platform Professional Data Engineer Certification
 * DRP ID 50+
 * 18-20 years in Data Engineering, with at least 6+ years focused on Google Cloud Platform

Preferred Skills

 * Experience with Looker, Vertex AI, BigQuery ML, Kafka, and Confluent
 * Experience with AWS-to-Google Cloud Platform Migration, dbt, GKE, IAM, VPC Service Controls, and more

Must-Haves:
Should have worked exclusively on Google Cloud Platform
We are looking for candidates who have Google Cloud Platform Certification and comes from a Data Engineering background. This role is remote and candidate can be based anywhere in US.

## Description

We are seeking a hands-on Principal Google Cloud Platform Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of large-scale data ecosystems. The ideal candidate is an architect who has led massive cloud migrations, built self-serve data platforms from the ground up, and maintains a rigorous focus on data governance and security., * Define the long-term roadmap for data platforms on Google Cloud Platform

 * Architect and oversee the build-out of modern, self-serve data architectures
 * Lead complex end-to-end migration from AWS to Google Cloud Platform
 * Design and enforce robust data security frameworks
 * Drive automation using Terraform or Pulumi
 * Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders


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