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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # TELECOMMUTE Principal Google Cloud Platform Data Architect - **Company:** Medinext Global LLC - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Computing Platforms, Big Data, BigQuery, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Masking, Data Security, Data Warehousing, DevOps, Data Flow Control, Apache Hadoop, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Cloudera, Pulumi, Google Cloud, Apache Spark, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Terraform, Looker Analytics, Apache Beam, Confluent - **Published:** August 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/6c1695d8-c37b-4f29-b415-ed93aacd6775 ## About the Role * Cloud Expertise: Expert-level mastery of the Google Cloud Platform Data Stack: + Storage & Warehouse: BigQuery (including BigLake and Omni), Google Cloud Storage. + Processing: Dataflow (Apache Beam), Dataproc (Spark/Hadoop), Cloud Composer (Airflow). + Messaging: Pub/Sub and Confluent/Kafka integration. + Analytics & AI: Looker, Vertex AI, and BigQuery ML. * Certifications: Must hold an active Google Cloud Platform Professional Data Engineer certification. * DRP ID Performance: A Data Readiness Placement (DRP) ID with a verified score of 50+ is highly preferable, demonstrating a high level of technical proficiency and architectural maturity. * Modern Data Stack: Deep experience with dbt, Airflow, and containerization (GKE/Kubernetes)., * Years of Experience: 18-20 years in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, and Business Intelligence, with at least 6+ years focused specifically on Google Cloud Platform. * Migration Track Record: Proven experience leading at least two enterprise-scale migrations (PB-scale) to the cloud. * Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional engineering teams in an Agile/DevOps environment. * Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field. ## Description We are seeking a hands-on Principal Google Cloud Platform Data Architect to lead the design, and implementation of large-scale data ecosystems. 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