Snowflake Architect

EXL

. Lead the Snowflake Center of Excellence (CoE) and define enterprise architecture standards, frameworks, and governance practices .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeJersey City • New Jersey • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $100,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Snowflake architecture, data governance, and enterprise data modernization, with a strong focus on designing scalable and secure data platforms. Proven ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and implement best practices for data modeling and transformation.

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Snowflake ArchitectureData EngineeringData GovernanceSQL ExpertiseCloud Platforms

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Hard Skills

Data ArchitectureDimensional ModelingELT ArchitecturesPerformance TuningData WarehousingData IngestionData TransformationData QualityAI-Driven SolutionsCortex AI Functions

Soft Skills

Stakeholder ManagementTechnical Leadership

Tools & Technologies

SnowparkCI/CDDevOpsDbtAzureAWSGCPDatabricksSparkPySpark

Certifications & Qualifications

Snowflake Certifications

Industry Keywords

BFSIInsuranceData Platform CoEGovernance PracticesMetadata Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPySparkSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Snowflake Center of Excellence (CoE) and define enterprise architecture standards, frameworks, and governance practices
Design scalable, secure, and high-performance Snowflake data platform architectures
Define Snowflake best practices for data modeling, ingestion, transformation, security, and operational excellence
Drive enterprise data modernization and migration initiatives to Snowflake
Establish reusable frameworks, templates, accelerators, and architecture patterns
Implement and optimize Snowflake capabilities including Virtual Warehouses, Data Sharing, Snowpark, and Cortex
Define strategies for data governance, lineage, metadata management, and data quality
Provide architecture guidance to data engineering, analytics, and business teams
Conduct architecture reviews, design assessments, and performance optimization initiatives
Mentor engineering teams and build Snowflake capabilities across the organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's in engineering or computer science
10+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Architecture, or Data Warehousing
5+ years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing Snowflake solutions
Strong expertise in Snowflake architecture, platform design, and enterprise adoption
Experience establishing and managing Data Platform or Snowflake CoE practices
Deep understanding of Snowflake security, RBAC, data sharing, masking policies, and governance
Expertise in dimensional modeling, data warehousing, and modern ELT architectures
Experience with Snowpark and advanced Snowflake development capabilities
Strong SQL expertise and performance tuning experience
Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and automated deployment processes
Excellent stakeholder management and technical leadership skills
Experience designing and implementing AI-driven solutions using Snowflake Cortex
Knowledge of Cortex AI functions, LLM integration, semantic search, and ML-powered analytics
Experience leveraging Cortex for intelligent data insights, summarization, classification, and natural language querying
Understanding of AI governance, security, and responsible AI practices within Snowflake
Experience with dbt for transformation and data modeling preferred
Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP cloud platforms preferred
Exposure to Databricks, Spark/PySpark, and modern data ecosystems preferred
Experience supporting Analytics, BI, and AI/ML use cases preferred
Snowflake certifications preferred
BFSI/Insurance domain experience is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

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