Senior GCP Data Architect (BigQuery Migration)

Job Title: GCP Data Architect (Contract)

Contract Length: 12 months

Industry: FinTech

Location: Fully Remote

Rate: $120 per hour

Overview

We are supporting a leading FinTech organisation delivering a large-scale migration to BigQuery as part of their wider cloud data modernisation programme. They are seeking a senior GCP Data Architect with deep expertise in BigQuery migrations to design, lead, and govern the transition from legacy data platforms into a modern GCP-native architecture.

This is a hands-on architecture role where you will own the migration strategy, target-state design, and delivery execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end BigQuery migration programme (legacy DW → BigQuery)
• Design target-state architecture on GCP with BigQuery at the core
• Own:
• Migration strategy
• Data validation
• Performance optimisation
• Cost governance
• Architect scalable solutions using:
• BigQuery
• Cloud Storage
• Dataflow
• Pub/Sub
• Redesign data models for cloud-native analytics
• Define:
• Partitioning
• Clustering
• Query optimisation strategies
• Oversee:
• Data quality
• Reconciliation
• Cutover planning
• Work closely with:
• Data engineering teams
• BI teams
• Compliance & risk
• Implement governance, security, and access controls
• Enable real-time and batch data pipelines
• Support AI/ML and advanced analytics use cases

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years in data architecture / engineering roles
• Proven track record leading BigQuery migrations
• Deep hands-on experience with:
• BigQuery (core skill)
• GCP architecture
• SQL performance tuning
• Experience migrating from:
• Teradata
• Snowflake
• Redshift
• On-prem data warehouses
• Strong experience with:
• Data modelling
• ELT/ETL pipelines
• Large-scale datasets
• Knowledge of:
• Partitioning
• Clustering
• Cost optimisation
• Experience in regulated environments (FinTech preferred)
• Strong stakeholder management skills