Aays

Principal Data Architect - GCP

Bengaluru, KA, IN

3 days ago
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Summary

About Aays


Aays is a fast-growing analytics consulting firm. We are solving some of the most complex corporate

finance problems faced by large and fast-growing companies in the world utilising big data, cloud

computing and AI/ML. We are an employee first company – we firmly believe that happy employees can create happy customers and that can in turn result in a successful business. Come and join us for a life changing journey.


Your team


You will act as a key member of the consulting team helping Clients to re-invent their corporate finance function by leveraging advanced analytics. You will be closely working directly with senior stakeholders of the clients designing and implementing data strategy in finance space which includes multiple use cases viz. controllership, FP&A and GPO. You will be responsible for developing technical solutions to deliver scalable analytical solutions leveraging cloud and big data technologies. You will also collaborate with Business Consultants and Product Owners to design and implement technical solutions. Communication and organisation skills are keys for this position.



Responsibilities :

Design and drive end-to-end data and analytics solution architecture from concept to delivery on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

       

Design, develop, and support conceptual, logical, and physical data models for advanced analytics and ML-driven solutions

    

Ensure integration of industry-accepted data architecture principles, standards, guidelines, and concepts with other domains, along with coordinated roll-out and adoption strategies

     

Drive the design, sizing, provisioning, and setup of GCP environments and related services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, and Cloud Storage


Provide mentoring and guidance on GCP-based data architecture to engineering, analytics, and business teams

  

Review solution requirements and architecture for appropriate technology selection, efficient resource utilization, and effective integration across systems and technologies

  

Advise on emerging GCP trends and services, and recommend adoption strategies to maintain competitive edge

    

Actively participate in pre-sales engagements, PoCs, and contribute to publishing thought leadership content

Collaborate closely with the founders and leadership team to shape and drive the organization’s cloud and data strategy



Experience Needed:


Demonstrated experience in delivering multiple data and analytics solutions on GCP

    

Hands-on experience with data ingestion, processing and orchestration tools such as Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, and Data Fusion

      

Deep expertise with GCP data warehousing and analytics services including BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and Looker


 Familiar with Data Mesh, Data Fabric and Data products, Data Contracts and experience in data mesh implementation

    

Strong understanding and practical experience with different data modelling techniques—Relational, Star, Snowflake, DataVault etc. and working with transactional, time-series, and unstructured datasets

   

 Experience with enterprise data management ie. Data Quality t, Metadata management, Data governance, Data Observability using GCP-native or third-party tools


  Experience in design and implementation of event driven architecture and tools like google pub -sub or Kafka will be an added advantage


 Familiar with AI, GenAI concepts and Vertex AI

     

 Solid grasp of operational dependencies and integration across applications, networks, security, and infrastructure in the cloud—including IAM, VPCs, VPNs, firewall rules, GKE, and service accounts

   

Strong foundation in computer science or software engineering, with expertise in software development methodologies and Dev/Data Ops and CI/CD


 Practical experience using tools such as Terraform, Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, and scripting via Python, Bash etc.


 Familiar with software development lifecycle and cloud-native application development

   

 Remains hands-on with technology and stays current with industry trends and GCP service evolution

   

Demonstrated hands-on experience coding in Python, SQL, and Spark, with the flexibility to pick up new languages or technologies quick


 GCP professional data engineer certification will be an added advantage

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