GCP Data Architect - Nashville, TN (Onsite)

GCP Data ArchitectLocation - Nashville, TN (Onsite)Key Responsibilities:Architect scalable data solutions: Design and implement data warehouses, marts, lakes, and batch and/or real-time streaming pipelines using GCP-native tools.Data modeling & integration: Design and develop conformed data models (star/snowflake schemas) and ETL/ELT processes for analytics and BI tools (MicroStrategy, Looker, Power BI).Pipeline development: Build scalable pipelines and automate data ingestion and transformation workflows using BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc/PySpark, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Kafka, and Cloud Composer for orchestration.Security & compliance: Implement IAM, encryption, and compliance standards (GDPR, HIPAA) with GCP security tools.Performance optimization: Apply best practices for partitioning, clustering, and BI Engine to ensure high performance and cost efficiency.DevOps & automation: Integrate CI/CD pipelines, IaC (Terraform), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for deployment and scalability.Collaboration & leadership: Engage with stakeholders including leadership, Project Managers, Client, Engineers, QA, platform teams, mentor teams, and provide technical guidance on best practices.Troubleshooting: Resolve complex technical issues and support incident response.Healthcare domain expertise: Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and stay updated on industry trends.Required Skills & Working Experience:GCP expertise: BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow (Apache Beam with python), Dataproc/PySpark, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Kafka, Cloud Composer.Programming: Advanced SQL and Python for analytics and pipeline development.Performance optimization: Experience with optimization of query performance, partitioning, clustering, and BI Engine, in BigQuery.Automation: Experience with CI/CD for data pipelines, IaC for data services, automation of ETL/ELT processes.Security: Strong knowledge of IAM, encryption, and compliance frameworks.Architecture design: Ability to create fault-tolerant, highly available, and cost-optimized solutions.Communication: Excellent ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Domain knowledge: Familiarity with healthcare data management and regulatory compliance.