Senior hands-on Cloud Data Architect responsible for designing scalable, secure Snowflake-based data platforms and lakehouse solutions, enabling enterprise analytics and AI-native applications. Lead architecture, create design artifacts and blueprints, define scope and sizing, translate business requirements into technical solutions, collaborate with security and data teams, mentor junior staff, and guide implementation.
Job Description This is a hands-on Senior role at the intersection of data engineering, cloud architecture, and generative AI. You will serve as the primary technical authority on our Snowflake Data Cloud strategy — designing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data platforms that underpin enterprise analytics, operational reporting, and AI-native applications. You will get hands-on with complex architectural problems while influencing direction at the executive level. Key Responsibilities are: · Strategic planning and hands-on engineering of Snowflake/Big Data and cloud environments that supports our clients’ advanced analytics and data science initiatives. · Provide support in defining the scope and sizing of work · Working closely with various enterprise architects Information security teams, Data management team, to ensure the architected solution meets all the needs of a customer, from a functionality perspective and IT solution engineering perspective. · Lead designing all aspects of our data solution including artifact creation such as diagrams, playbooks and other technical documents. · Translate business requirements into technology solutions · Mentor and guide Jr. team members to deliver the solutions on time. · Create various architecture blueprints and work with the development team to deliver the vision. Skills & Experience: · Overall, 10-15 years of experience in Solution Architecture, Data Management, Data Lake and Lakehouse design and development. · Snowflake (expert): Virtual warehouses, Snowpark, Cortex AI (LLM functions, vector search, Document AI, Cortex Guard), Dynamic Tables, Streams & Tasks, Data Sharing
Similar Jobs
Information Technology
Lead technical delivery and governance for enterprise ServiceNow implementations, providing architecture, standards, training, risk escalation, stakeholder communication, and client advisory. Drive solution design for CSM and ITSM, mentor engineers, and ensure successful implementation across large-scale engagements.
Top Skills:
CsmItsmServicenow Certified Technical Architect (Cta)Servicenow Platform
Information Technology
Lead design and execution of enterprise AI enablement programs for customer-facing teams. Manage needs assessments, instructional design, program measurement, stakeholder engagement, vendor partnerships, and coach ID team members to drive AI adoption and business outcomes.
Top Skills:
Ai-Enabled Learning ToolsCollaboration PlatformsGenerative Ai ToolsMS Office
44 Minutes Ago
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Insurance • Marketing Tech • Software • Analytics
Lead data steward for Personal Lines Product, Pricing, and Underwriting domains. Define and maintain a data roadmap, translate plans into actionable epics, govern data policy and classification, and coordinate stakeholders to modernize systems (streaming, data vault, warehousing) and enable a unified insurance platform. Advise Agile squads and collaborate with technical teams to implement durable, compliant data solutions.
Top Skills:
Data VaultData WarehousingGuidewire PolicycenterHadoopKafkaNoSQL
What you need to know about the Colorado Tech Scene
With a business-friendly climate and research universities like CU Boulder and Colorado State, Colorado has made a name for itself as a startup ecosystem. The state boasts a skilled workforce and high quality of life thanks to its affordable housing, vibrant cultural scene and unparalleled opportunities for outdoor recreation. Colorado is also home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, helping cement its status as a hub for renewable energy innovation.
Key Facts About Colorado Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 260,000; 8.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Lockheed Martin, Century Link, Comcast, BAE Systems, Level 3
- Key Industries: Software, artificial intelligence, aerospace, e-commerce, fintech, healthtech
- Funding Landscape: $4.9 billion in VC funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Access Venture Partners, Ridgeline Ventures, Techstars, Blackhorn Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Denver, Colorado State University, Mesa Laboratory, Space Science Institute, National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Gottlieb Institute
