Senior Data & Analytics(Snowflake & AWS) Consultant

Job Description

About Xebia

Xebia is a trusted advisor in the modern era of digital transformation, serving hundreds of leading brands worldwide with end-to-end IT solutions. The company has experts specializing in technology consulting, software engineering, AI, digital products and platforms, data, cloud, intelligent automation, agile transformation, and industry digitization. In addition to providing high-quality digital consulting and state-of-the-art software development, Xebia has a host of standardized solutions that substantially reduce the time-to-market for businesses.

Xebia also offers a diverse portfolio of training courses to help support forward-thinking organizations as they look to upskill and educate their workforce to capitalize on the latest digital capabilities. The company has a strong presence across 16 countries with development centers across the US, Latin America, Western Europe, Poland, the Nordics, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

With over 20 years of experience, our global network of passionate technologists and pioneering craftsmen deliver cutting-edge technology and game-changing consulting to companies on the brink of transformation. Since 2001, we have grown from a Java company into a full-service digital consulting company with 4500+ professionals working on a worldwide ambition.

We are organized in complementary chapters – teams with a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience within a particular field, such as Agile, DevOps, Data and AI, Cloud, Software Technology, Functional Programming, Low Code, and Microsoft.

We help the world’s top 250 companies and category leaders overcome digital challenges, embrace innovation, adopt new technology, and implement new business models. In addition to high-quality consulting, we also provide offshoring and nearshoring services.

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Title: -Senior Data & Analytics (Snowflake & AWS) Consultant

Location: -Washington, DC (Hybrid)

Job Description: -

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Data & Analytics Consultant with strong hands-on technology expertise and proven consulting experience. The candidate will lead Data & AI strategy initiatives leveraging AWS and Snowflake while guiding the client through modern data architecture patterns including Lakehouse, Fivetran, dbt, Sigma reporting, Open table formats (Delta Lake / Apache Iceberg), and AI-enabled use cases. This is a client-facing role requiring strong stakeholder management, requirements gathering, and the ability to independently drive a consulting engagement end-to-end.

Key Responsibilities

1. Consulting & Engagement Leadership

• Lead discovery workshops and requirements gathering sessions with business and technology stakeholders.

• Translate business objectives into scalable data architecture and implementation roadmaps.

• Drive engagement governance, solution articulation, and executive-level communication.

• Partner with Product Owners, Business, and IT stakeholders to drive the use case and executive roadmap.

• Provide thought leadership on modern data platform architecture and AI enablement.

2. Architecture & Design

• Design and implement modern data warehouse and Lakehouse architectures.

• Define data models (dimensional, normalized, Data Vault where appropriate).

• Architect solutions using the following (good to have, as Solution Architects will provide support): o AWS ecosystem (S3, Glue, Lambda, IAM, etc.) o Snowflake (data warehouse, Snowpark, Streams/Tasks, Data Sharing)

o Fivetran, dbt, Sigma reporting

o Data governance solutions - data catalog, end-2-end data lineage, traceability, and audit-ability. o AI-accelerated migration or AI-assisted development experience

• Recommend best practices for scalability, security, governance, and cost optimization.

3. Engineering Oversight

• Guide ingestion, transformation, and orchestration strategies.

• Ensure implementation aligns with data governance and compliance standards.

4. AI & Emerging Technologies

• Identify and design AI/ML enablement patterns (data readiness for ML, feature engineering pipelines).

• Advise on modern data stack evolution including:

o Lakehouse patterns o Open table formats (Delta Lake / Apache Iceberg)

o Data mesh principles (if applicable)

• Evaluate new technologies and recommend adoption roadmap.

Required Skills & Experience

Experience

• 20+ years of total experience in Data Engineering / Data Architecture / Analytics Consulting.

• Proven experience working in consulting engagements (client-facing).

• Experience working with US-based clients is strongly preferred. Technical Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data services.

• Strong experience with Snowflake architecture and optimization.

• Deep understanding of:

o Data warehousing concepts (dimensional modeling, performance tuning)

o Lakehouse architecture patterns

o Open table formats: Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg

• Experience with cloud-native data pipelines and modern ELT frameworks.

• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance in cloud environments.

• Exposure to AI/ML data pipelines and AI-driven analytics use cases.

Consulting & Soft Skills

• Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to articulate technical solutions to business leadership.

• Experience driving projects independently.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to operate in ambiguous environments typical of PE-backed portfolio transformations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Private Equity firms or portfolio companies.

Why Join Xebia?

• Join a globally recognized AI-First Digital Transformation Leader helping enterprises shape tomorrow with AI today. [linkedin.com], [pages.xebia.com]

• Be part of Xebia's 25-Year Legacy of Innovation and Impact. [linkedin.com], [youtube.com]

• Access world-class expertise across AI, Data, Cloud, Software Engineering, and Digital Transformation. [youtube.com], [xebia.com]

• Work alongside high-caliber consultants and global technology partners.

• Uncapped opportunity to influence growth within one of the industry's fastest-growing consulting organizations.

Xebia - Shaping Tomorrow with AI Today.

Benefits We Are Proud to Provide!

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)

• Health Savings Account

• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care)

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Life and AD&D Insurance • Employee Assistance Program

• Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

• Paid Time Off

While the talent scarcity within IT is at an all-time high and still growing, Xebia sticks to the mission of “aiming for thought leadership”, thus working with the best professionals in the market.

At Xebia, you will get the chance to work with passionate professionals within their field of expertise. We offer more than just a job, we offer a career. We are looking forward to working with you!

Xebia is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Xebia is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. Xebia complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding disability discrimination and accommodation. Interested Candidates may reach out to View email address on ziprecruiter.com for any assistance needed.

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