Architect / Senior Architect -Snowflake

Snowflake Architect / Senior Data Engineer

Location: Chennai
Experience: 10 - 14 Years
Work Mode: Work From Office 5 Days a Week

Job Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Architect / Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable cloud data solutions. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Snowflake, Python, PySpark, SQL, data modelling, and data migration, along with good exposure to cloud platforms and data architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable end-to-end data architecture and data solutions.
• Work with clients to understand business and technical requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Design data models, data pipelines, data flows, storage, security, and access patterns.
• Develop and implement Snowflake-based data solutions following best practices.
• Work on data migration from on-premise/RDBMS systems to Snowflake.
• Design and manage incremental, batch, and streaming data loads.
• Work with Snowflake capabilities including Snowpipe, SnowSQL, Streams, roles, and security.
• Identify and resolve data pipeline and performance bottlenecks.
• Define appropriate orchestration and downstream data consumption patterns.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, DevOps teams, and other stakeholders.
• Establish and follow CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Ensure data governance, security, cost management, and disaster recovery considerations.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality technical deliverables.
• Create reusable frameworks and technical artifacts.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Support client UAT and resolve technical issues.
• Own end-to-end delivery and contribute to project planning and technical decisions.

Required Skills

• 714 years of relevant experience in Data Engineering / Data Architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and PySpark.
• Experience in On-premise/RDBMS to Snowflake migration.
• Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture and capabilities.
• Experience with Snowpipe, SnowSQL, Streams, and incremental data loading.
• Strong knowledge of Data Modelling and Data Access Patterns.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Good understanding of Data Governance and DevOps practices.
• Experience working with Big Data platforms.
• Understanding of Data Virtualization.
• Knowledge of Cost Management, Infrastructure Planning, and Disaster Recovery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• SnowPro certification/exposure is preferred.

Preferred Candidate

Candidates who have worked as a Snowflake Architect, Snowflake Data Engineer, Lead Data Engineer, Cloud Data Architect, or Snowflake Consultant with strong experience in migration and end-to-end data architecture will be preferred.

Important: This position requires working from the Chennai office 5 days a week.