Principal Data Architect
GFT · Kraków, Poland · On site · 12 days ago
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Type of contract: Employment contract
Salary range: 24500 - 37500 PLN gross
What will you do?
You will be responsible for defining and shaping the target data architecture for a large-scale cloud transformation initiative within the financial services domain. The role focuses on designing enterprise-grade data platforms on Google Cloud, establishing data governance and quality standards, creating scalable data models and integration patterns, and enabling business-critical analytics and surveillance capabilities through modern data architecture principles.
Your tasks
Design enterprise-scale data architecture and target-state data platform solutions on GCP
Define Bronze, Silver and Gold data lakehouse architecture patterns and standards
Create conceptual, logical and physical data models for complex business domains
Establish data governance frameworks, data quality controls and metadata standards
Define integration architecture, data lineage and end-to-end data flows
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to identify common data elements and enrichments
Support the creation of analysis-ready datasets and reusable data products
Provide architectural guidance for BigQuery-based solutions and cloud-native data platforms
Assess cloud migration approaches and target-state architecture options
Ensure alignment with security, IAM and regulatory requirements
Contribute to architecture reviews, technical decision-making and best practices
Your skills
Extensive experience in Enterprise Data Architecture
Strong knowledge of Data Lakehouse architecture including Bronze, Silver and Gold patterns
Hands-on experience with GCP architecture design
Strong expertise in BigQuery
Experience in conceptual, logical and physical data modelling
Knowledge of data governance frameworks and data quality management
Experience with integration architecture and data lineage practices
Understanding of GCP security and IAM concepts
Experience working within Financial Markets or Surveillance domains
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Nice to have
Experience with Market Abuse or Unauthorised Trading surveillance systems
Knowledge of Vertex AI and machine learning platforms
Experience with regulatory reporting or compliance initiatives
Hands-on experience with Dataflow or Apache Beam
Knowledge of Kubernetes (GKE)
Experience with Terraform and CI/CD tooling
Understanding of Java-based enterprise platforms
We offer
Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
Company car
Unlimited paid time off
Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
Online training and certifications
Access to e-learning platform
Work From Anywhere (up to 140 days/year abroad)
Social events
- Employer
- GFT
- Location
- Kraków, Poland · On site