Data Architect, Google Cloud

Data Architect, Google Cloud Overview

This role sits within Google Cloud and is focused on helping a major financial services customer get more value from its data strategy and cloud adoption. The position is centered on delivering practical, repeatable, enterprise-ready solutions that solve real business problems and make Google Cloud the customer’s preferred platform. The posting emphasizes work with a complex enterprise environment, strong stakeholder engagement, and solutions that span hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.

What you will do

• Act as the lead technical contact for a large and complex financial services client, developing strong working relationships with senior leaders such as CTOs, CDOs, and data architects.
• Design and implement governance approaches for data, including lineage, metadata management, access controls, and compliance with regulations and standards such as GDPR, CCPA, and BCBS 239.
• Define and champion ways of distributing data ownership across business units and technical teams so that data responsibility is decentralized while oversight, consistency, and control remain in place.
• Build data capabilities that operate smoothly across on-premises systems and multiple cloud providers, with attention to portability, interoperability, and dependable access.
• Evaluate the data architecture implications of emerging agentic technologies and design for needs such as real-time streaming, vector databases, and secure data sharing for autonomous agents.
• Deliver innovative, reusable, enterprise-grade solutions that create measurable customer value and support broader adoption of Google Cloud.
• Help position Google Cloud as the customer’s first choice by providing solutions that are highly relevant to the financial services industry.

What the role requires

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Seven or more years working in data architecture, data engineering, or a related area.
• Five or more years of experience with data platforms and technologies.
• Direct experience designing and implementing data solutions for enterprise customers in the financial markets sector, especially in hybrid and multi-cloud settings.
• Experience with data modeling and graph database technologies, including RDF, property graphs, or similar systems.
• Comfort working through ambiguous problems, making decisions, influencing stakeholders, and applying deep expertise in the domain.
• Google Cloud certifications such as Professional Data Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect are preferred.
• Experience creating data governance, security, and compliance solutions in highly regulated environments is preferred.
• Experience contributing to open-source data projects is preferred.
• Familiarity with machine learning and AI concepts and how they can be used in data management and analysis is preferred.
• Understanding of emerging agentic technologies and their impact on data architecture is preferred.
• Strong English proficiency, as Google says English is required for all roles unless the posting states otherwise.

Compensation and other details

• The Germany pay range shown is €148,000 to €152,000, with a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
• Google notes that individual pay depends on factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
• The role is tied to Google Cloud, which serves customers in more than 200 countries and territories and provides enterprise-grade solutions built on Google technology.
• Applicants may select a preferred working location from Frankfurt am Main, Munich, or London when applying.

Additional information

• Google states that it is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and says it is committed to building a workforce that reflects the users it serves.
• The company says it supports a culture of belonging and provides equal employment opportunity regardless of protected characteristics.
• Applicants who need an accommodation can use Google’s accommodations form.
• Google says it does not accept agency resumes and will not pay fees for unsolicited resumes.
• The posting also explains that equity grants are discretionary, governed by Alphabet’s stock plan and grant agreement terms, and do not create an acquired right.
• Information submitted through a Google Careers profile or application is subject to Google’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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