Solution Architect / Sr. Solution Architect - Snowflake
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Alpha Financial Markets ConsultingInsurance, InsurTech
United States, 8:30am - 5:30pm ESTFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 5 years of data engineering experience, with a minimum of 3 years of hands-on Snowflake implementation experience.
- Required Skills
- AWSPythonSQLAgileKafkaSnowflakeAzureData modelingdbt
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- At least 5 years of data engineering experience
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on Snowflake implementation experience
- Snowflake certification(s): SnowPro Core at minimum
- SnowPro Advanced: Data Engineer or Architect strongly preferred
- Familiarity across the Snowflake platform including: Virtual Warehouses, Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Dynamic Tables, Data Sharing, Marketplace, Time Travel, Fail-safe, Zero-Copy Cloning, and Snowflake Cortex
- Proven experience designing and implementing Snowflake security models, like RBAC, data masking, row-level security, and network policy configuration
- Strong experience with Snowflake performance tuning, like query optimization, clustering strategy, materialized views, warehouse rightsizing, and credit cost management
- Experience integrating Snowflake with modern orchestration and transformation tools, particularly dbt (data build tool)
- Experience with Snowflake-compatible ingestion and pipeline tooling including Snowpipe, Kafka connectors, Fivetran, Airbyte, or similar
- Proficiency in SQL at an advanced level
- Proficiency in Python for data engineering workflows within Snowflake (Snowpark preferred)
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS preferred)
- Experience managing delivery using Agile or similar methodologies
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations at senior levels
- Previous experience at a global consulting firm is preferred
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimize enterprise-scale Snowflake environments, including database architecture, schema design, data modeling, and performance tuning across large and complex datasets.
- Serve as the internal and client-facing Snowflake subject matter expert — defining standards, best practices, and governance frameworks for Snowflake implementation and ongoing operations.
- Lead the design and delivery of end-to-end data pipelines into and out of Snowflake, including ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers, leveraging Snowflake-native capabilities (Streams, Tasks, Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe) wherever appropriate.
- Architect and implement Snowflake data sharing, data marketplace, and cross-cloud/cross-region replication strategies for client environments.
- Define and enforce Snowflake security architecture including role-based access control (RBAC), column-level and row-level security, data masking policies, and network policies.
- Lead Snowflake performance optimization activities including clustering keys, materialized views, query profiling, warehouse sizing, and cost governance.
- Drive adoption of Snowflake best practices across client delivery teams, including query optimization, warehousing strategy, and data lifecycle management.
- Translate business and technical requirements into Snowflake-first solution designs, defining required work packages, resourcing, and delivery approach.
- Define and socialize technical approaches for Snowflake-based implementations including data migration strategies, SDLC standards, and integration patterns — influencing client teams toward best practice.
- Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, providing technical direction and code/design review within a Snowflake-centric delivery model.
- Present solution designs, architecture options, and delivery recommendations to business and technology stakeholders at all levels.
- Contribute to Alpha's internal Snowflake IP, accelerators, and proposition development.
- Participate in project team meetings and communicate effectively across internal and client peers, architects, analysts, project managers, and technology teams.
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