Principal Data Architect

  • Poznań, Poland
  • On-site
  • Full-time
  • Posted

on GFT Technologies' careers page

No Polish required

Salaryzł 25k–38k / month

Take-home pay

≈ 14,916 zł – 22,398 zł / month after tax

Estimate: single, no children, 2026 rules

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Not mentioned in the job post: visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from

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

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GFT Technologies is a global AI-driven partner helping businesses unlock data value, accelerate digital transformation, and achieve sustainable impact.