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# Lead Data & AI Architect Google Cloud Platform

- **Company:** Inc. (rms)
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, BigQuery, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Storage, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Flow Control, Cloudera, Search Technologies, Google Cloud, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic-AI, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/52d08e1f-6d0d-46fd-881d-66a5725700af

## About the Role

Strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery.
Experience with Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Cloud Storage, and Vertex AI.
Expertise in enterprise data architecture, data lakes/lakehouses, and real-time data pipelines.
Strong knowledge of GenAI, Agentic AI, RAG, vector search, and AI/ML architecture.
Experience in cloud security, data governance, scalability, and cost optimization.
Proven architecture leadership in banking or financial services.
Excellent client-facing, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

Google Cloud certifications are an added advantage.