Freelance Data Architect

Looking for a Freelance Data Architect to join a team of rockstar developers. The candidate should have a minimum of 12+ yrs. of experience.

There are multiple openings. If you're looking for freelance / part time opportunity (along with your day job) & a chance to work with the top 0.1% of developers in the industry, this one is for you! You will report into IIT'ans / BITS grads with 10+ years of development experience + work with F500 companies (our customers).

Company Background - We are a multinational software company that is growing at a fast pace. We have offices in Florida & New Delhi. Our clientele spreads across the US, Australia & APAC. To give you a sense of our growth rate, we've added 70+ employees in the last 6 weeks itself and expect another 125+ by the end of Q4 2025.

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Strategy

Define and implement enterprise data architecture strategies leveraging GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub / Sub, Cloud Storage) and Snowflake.

Design scalable, high-performance data models, warehouses, and lakes to support analytics and AI / ML initiatives.

Establish best practices for data governance, security, and compliance (GDPR, CCPA,

HIPAA).

Cloud Expertise

Develop and manage GCP-based data pipelines using Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Composer (Airflow), and BigQuery.

Architect and optimize Snowflake environments (virtual warehouses, data sharing,

Snowpipe, Snowpark).

Implement CDC, real-time streaming (Pub / Sub), and batch processing solutions.

Optimize query performance, cost efficiency, and storage strategies in BigQuery &

Snowflake.

Design and automate ETL / ELT workflows using GCP, Informatica.

Integrate multi-source data (SQL / NoSQL, APIs, IoT, logs) into GCP & Snowflake.

Ensure data quality, lineage, and metadata management using tools like Data Catalog, Collibra, or Alation.

Collaboration & Leadership

Partner with Data Engineers, Analysts, and Business teams to align data solutions with

organizational goals.

Evaluate emerging technologies (AI / ML, Lakehouse, Databricks) for continuous improvement

Required Skills & Qualifications

12+ years in Data Architecture, Engineering, or Warehousing, with 3+ years in GCP

& Snowflake.

Deep hands-on experience with :

GCP : BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Storage, Pub / Sub, IAM

Snowflake : Architecture design, performance tuning, SnowSQL, Snowpark, data

sharing.

SQL / Python for data transformation & automation

ETL / ELT tools dbt, Informatica, Fivetran

Data Modeling star schema, data vault, dimensional modeling

• Strong understanding of data security, governance, and compliance.
• Certifications preferred : GCP Professional Data Engineer, Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Architect

Preferred Skills

Experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, or Kafka for real-time analytics.

Familiarity with CI / CD for data pipelines (Git, Terraform, Jenkins).

What we need