Snowflake Architect

What You’ll Do As an Architect for the Snowflake Center of Excellence (CoE) we expect you to: Lead a small to medium sized agile program pod to deliver cutting‑edge solutions utilizing the Snowflake ecosystem and adjacent technologies. Comfortable leading development on at least one of the main cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP). Maintain active status of a Snowflake SnowPro Core certification and one advanced Snowflake certification of your choice. Work as the Solution Architect of a delivery pod with a Delivery Owner to design complex delivery patterns, implement solutions, and build components of our clients’ data platform solutions. Lead delivery pod in Agile ceremonies and design sessions; break down complex development tasks and ensure on‑time completion of assigned backlog items. Contribute to the Snowflake CoE, internal capability growth, and partnership initiatives. Collaborate closely with other Slalom data leaders to drive sales, recruiting, account management, consulting, and operational excellence across the capability. Act as a Snowflake SME, supporting business development efforts and guiding clients through best practices in architecture, core data engineering, and scalable analytics. Be a mentor and thought leader, recommending emerging technologies and tools that align with client goals and future‑state data strategies. Bring a business‑first lens to every conversation, driving tech‑enabled outcomes that elevate clients’ competitive edge. Embody Slalom’s core values and culture, bringing authenticity, curiosity, and care into every interaction. What You’ll Bring As an Architect in the Snowflake CoE you will bring a curious mindset, thirst for knowledge, and hunger for fearless experimentation in meeting clients’ most pressing data challenges. You’ll seek to be the best at what you do and gain hands‑on experience with new tools, features, and platforms across the range of technologies we help our clients with. Key Responsibilities Develop and implement data solutions using Snowflake, collaborating with team members to leverage its capabilities. Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of learning and innovation while driving best practices in data management and performance optimization. Engage with clients to understand their business challenges and deliver solutions that align with their goals, utilizing Snowflake’s capabilities to enhance outcomes. Requirements 8+ years of data engineering experience with at least 4+ years of hands‑on Snowflake delivery and or development experience. Expertise in hands‑on development with Cloud Data Warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery). Advanced Object‑Oriented Programming skills (Java, Python). Experience with NoSQL Databases (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB). Experience with Container Management Systems (Kubernetes, Amazon ECS). Experience with Big Data Tools/Frameworks: Spark, Hadoop, Presto, Amazon EMR. Advanced SQL experience. Hands‑on experience developing data pipelines: batch and/or streaming. Experience with data modeling. Experience with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (Amazon SageMaker, Azure ML Studio). Experience with Streaming Data Ingestion (Amazon Kinesis, Apache Kafka). Experience with Semantic Modeling or Visual Analytics (Tableau, PowerBI). Experience with Modern Data Workflows & Orchestration (Apache Airflow, dbt, Dagster). Compensation and Benefits Slalom offers a competitive compensation package that includes meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with match, high‑quality health, dental, and vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long‑term disability. Employees also receive a yearly $350 reimbursement account for well‑being–related expenses and discounted home, auto, and pet insurance. Base salary ranges and bonus opportunities are detailed per location. Actual compensation will depend on skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. EEO and Accommodations Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom also considers qualified applications with criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. #J-18808-Ljbffr