Snowflake Architect

• Snowflake Architecture & Platform Strategy

  Define the overall architecture of Snowflake environments, including account structure, multi-cluster warehouses, data zones, and data sharing strategies.

  Develop platform standards and governance policies for databases, schemas, roles, and compute resource allocation.

  Lead capacity planning, cost optimization, and usage monitoring initiatives across all Snowflake environments.

  Establish security models including role-based access control (RBAC), row-level security (RLS), and column-level security (CLS), ensuring alignment with governance and compliance requirements.

• Data Modeling & DBT Framework Design

  Guide the implementation of scalable DBT-based data transformation pipelines following modular, testable, and reusable patterns.

  Architect dimensional models (star and snowflake schemas) to support enterprise BI, semantic layers, and data products.

  Define standards for DBT project organization, testing coverage, naming conventions, and performance optimization.

• Performance Engineering & Optimization

  Provide architectural guidance for large-scale SQL query design, clustering strategies, and caching mechanisms.

  Partner with engineering teams to design compute-optimized solutions using workload-aware warehouse sizing and scheduling.

  Lead initiatives to monitor and optimize platform performance, query execution plans, and storage utilization.

• Governance, Quality, & Compliance

  Collaborate with data governance teams to align architecture with metadata management, lineage tracking, and data quality frameworks.

  Design solutions that incorporate automated testing, validation, and anomaly detection using tools like DBT, Great Expectations, or custom frameworks.

  Ensure adherence to organizational standards for documentation, data stewardship, and access controls.

• Analytics Enablement & BI Integration

  Define best practices for exposing curated data models and semantic layers to BI platforms (e.g., Power BI).

  Support scalable data access strategies through optimized views, data marts, and materialized outputs.

  Provide architectural support for Power BI models, including DirectQuery, Import, and hybrid configurations.

• Cross-functional Collaboration & Documentation

  Serve as a technical advisor to data engineers, analysts, and business units on best practices and architectural decisions.

  Document data architecture, lineage, security design, and platform configurations for transparency and supportability.

  Lead design reviews, POCs, and architectural assessments for new data initiatives.

What you must have:

• 5+ years of experience architecting solutions on the Snowflake Data Cloud.

• Deep understanding of Snowflake account structure, compute management, cost optimization, and security.

• Expertise in dimensional modeling, DBT architecture, and ELT best practices.

• Strong command of SQL performance tuning, warehouse scaling, and data transformation strategies.

• Experience working with BI tools (especially Power BI) and their integration with Snowflake.

• Familiarity with modern data governance, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.

• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Snowflake Cortex, Snowpipe, and native integrations with third-party tools.

• Working knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and version control in DBT environments.

• Familiarity with enterprise data catalogs, data lineage tools, and policy-driven governance platforms.

• Prior experience in designing hybrid cloud or multi-region Snowflake architectures.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.