Sr. GCP Cloud Data Architect

About Us

At FreshDirect we are reinventing the grocery experience. Since day one our mission has been simple: bring the best freshest food directly from the farm to people’s homes — faster fresher and smarter than anyone else.

We are not just a food company – we are a technology-powered customer-obsessed team building the most innovative end-to-end food supply chain in the industry. From proprietary routing systems to our state-of-the-art fulfillment center every part of our business is designed to deliver unmatched quality convenience and care.

We partner directly with farmers fishermen and artisans to source the highest quality ingredients then use smart data automation and logistics to get them to our customers’ doors at peak freshness. It’s grocery shopping reimagined — and we’re just getting started.

If you are passionate about innovation care deeply about what people eat and want to be part of a team doing what no one else is doing come help us build the future of food.

The Role

As a Senior GCP Cloud Data Architect – BigQuery AI Data Governance & Mesh you will lead the design architecture and implementation of FreshDirect’s cloud-native data platform. This role drives enterprise data architecture cloud migration data governance and AI/ML initiatives across our omnichannel retail ecosystem.

·       Advanced Supply Chain Intelligence through scalable data lakes real-time inventory streams and ML-powered forecasting.

·       Customer 360 & Personalization using transactional behavioral and preference data to deliver personalized experiences at scale.

·       Real-Time Operational Intelligence with event-driven architectures to optimize fulfillment inventory and KPIs.

·       Strategic Data Products via semantic layers governance frameworks and Data Mesh principles to ensure reliable scalable insights.

Your expertise will directly influence how FreshDirect leverages data as a competitive advantage impacting millions of customers across New York.

Location: Based out of NY/NJ Office

What You’ll Do

·       Design and implement enterprise data warehouse solutions on GCP using BigQuery Cloud Storage Dataflow and other services.

·       Lead cloud migration strategies including assessment re-platforming and phased cutovers to GCP.

·       Drive adoption of Data Mesh architecture enabling domain-oriented data ownership and self-service analytics.

·       Define and enforce data governance standards (quality metadata access lineage stewardship) using Dataplex Data Catalog or Collibra.

·       Architect and operationalize Vertex AI solutions for ML model training serving and eCommerce integration.

·       Build agentic AI systems for autonomous workflows real-time personalization and guided discovery.

·       Develop Conversational AI capabilities (Dialogflow CX LLM integrations) for customer support and engagement.

·       Collaborate with engineering data ML product and UX teams to deliver scalable AI-powered solutions.

·       Ensure architectures align with business goals compliance and performance standards.

·       Mentor teams on GCP best practices AI/ML deployment and modern data management.

What You’ll Bring

·       8–10+ years of data architecture experience including 3+ years on GCP.

·       Deep expertise in BigQuery (performance tuning partitioning clustering cost optimization).

·       Proven experience with cloud migrations from on-prem or other cloud platforms to GCP.

·       Knowledge of Data Mesh principles and enterprise adoption.

·       Strong understanding of data governance metadata management cataloging and access control.

·       Hands-on experience deploying Vertex AI ML solutions including AutoML custom models and MLOps.

·       Experience with Conversational AI agentic systems or autonomous workflows.

·       Proficiency in GCP services: Pub/Sub Cloud Functions Cloud Composer Dataplex Looker IAM.

·       Excellent communication leadership and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

·       Experience in eCommerce or retail data use cases (personalization inventory forecasting customer segmentation).

·       GCP certifications: Professional Cloud Architect Data Engineer or Vertex AI Engineer.

·       Familiarity with generative AI RAG or LLM fine-tuning.

·       Hands-on experience with data quality lineage tracking or real-time observability tools.

Salary: The salary range for this role is from $150000 - $185000. Specific pricing for the role may vary based on many factors including but not limited to candidate experience and skills.

What You’ll Love About Working Here

We're a company that thrives on teamwork. Our evolution is driven by our passionate employees and investment in perfecting the technology that lets us deliver the highest-quality food. Our state-of-the-art facility creates an environment for innovation. We support our employees with on-the-job training for plant employees and drivers team-building activities workplace recognition opportunities and by encouraging direct relationships with our suppliers in the field. 

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Competitive compensation equity and benefits — we take care of our people so they can do their best work.
• Time Off: PTO Safe & Sick Time and Paid Holidays.
• Health Benefits: Medical Vision Dental and Voluntary Disability coverage.
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) with employer match and Life Insurance.
• Location: Our state-of-the-art Bronx campus features an on-site gym cafeteria and employee market. We offer free on-site parking and an employee shuttle service from nearby MTA stations.
• People Investment: We provide job training and leadership development programs to support professional growth and partner with local colleges to offer tuition discounts.
• Perks: Enjoy a 20% employee discount on FreshDirect online orders and our wine store. Our on-site employee market offers substantial product markdowns and we host regular vendor spotlights and engagement events so employees can experience our products firsthand.

Our Culture
We embrace an in-office culture composed of individuals who thrive on the collaboration and energy that comes from working together in a shared space. We are looking for people who excel in this environment where physical presence enhances connections and engagement. At FreshDirect we've created an environment that thrives on teamwork where associates can innovate grow and have successful careers. Many of our leaders have successfully come up through our ranks. Because of our team's extraordinary efforts we are a leading innovator in the e-commerce and grocery industries.

Equal Opportunity
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Fresh Direct LLC and its affiliates do not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race color citizenship status national origin ancestry gender disability sexual orientation age religion creed marital status veteran status domestic violence victim status political affiliation or any other factor protected by federal state or local law.

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the Team member(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of individuals in this position. Position Expectations may be subject to change as the needs of the organization.

What We Do

Who is FreshDirect FreshDirect is the northeast's leading online fresh food grocer delivering directly to customers throughout seven states including the New York City Philadelphia and District of Columbia metropolitan areas. FreshDirect is committed to sourcing the freshest and best-tasting meat fish produce and specialty items through direct relationships with suppliers growers and farmers. FreshDirect is proud to have joined the multi-national grocery and technology organization Ahold Delhaize at the beginning of 2021. This acquisition will fuel FreshDirect’s growth as a leading eCommerce grocer in the United States. From the beginning FreshDirect has set out to provide something different. We are a community partner with a mission to deliver the highest quality and service that customers can find. This is an environment in which associates can innovate grow and have successful careers—most of our leaders have come up through our ranks. And thanks to our team’s extraordinary efforts we are a leading innovator in the e-commerce and grocery industries. Why choose FreshDirect? We're a company that thrives on teamwork. Our evolution is driven by our passionate employees and investment in perfecting the technology that lets us deliver the highest-quality food. Our state-of-the-art facility creates an environment for innovation. We support our employees with on-the-job training for plant employees and drivers team-building activities workplace recognition opportunities and by encouraging direct relationships with our suppliers in the field.