Senior Solution Architect – Snowflake

alphaAI

Solution Architect designing Snowflake data solutions for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Leading implementations and optimizing client data architectures for financial services.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

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Hard Skills

SnowflakeSQLPythondata modelingperformance tuningdata pipeline designdata securityquery optimizationdata ingestiondata transformation

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementmentoringcollaborationtechnical directionproblem-solvinginfluencingpresentation skillsteam management

Tools & Technologies

dbtSnowpipeKafkaFivetranAirbyteAzureAWSAgile methodologiesSnowflake CortexVirtual Warehouses

Certifications & Qualifications

SnowPro CoreSnowPro Advanced: Data EngineerSnowPro Advanced: Architect

Industry Keywords

data engineeringenterprise-scaledata governancecloud data platformsdata lifecycle managementcross-cloud replicationrole-based access controldata marketplacedata sharingSDLC standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudKafkaPythonSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and optimize enterprise-scale Snowflake environments, including database architecture, schema design, data modeling, and performance tuning across large and complex datasets.
Serve as the internal and client-facing Snowflake subject matter expert — defining standards, best practices, and governance frameworks for Snowflake implementation and ongoing operations.
Lead the design and delivery of end-to-end data pipelines into and out of Snowflake, including ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers, leveraging Snowflake-native capabilities (Streams, Tasks, Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe) wherever appropriate.
Architect and implement Snowflake data sharing, data marketplace, and cross-cloud/cross-region replication strategies for client environments.
Define and enforce Snowflake security architecture including role-based access control (RBAC), column-level and row-level security, data masking policies, and network policies.
Lead Snowflake performance optimization activities including clustering keys, materialized views, query profiling, warehouse sizing, and cost governance.
Drive adoption of Snowflake best practices across client delivery teams, including query optimization, warehousing strategy, and data lifecycle management.
Translate business and technical requirements into Snowflake-first solution designs, defining required work packages, resourcing, and delivery approach.
Define and socialize technical approaches for Snowflake-based implementations including data migration strategies, SDLC standards, and integration patterns — influencing client teams toward best practice.
Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, providing technical direction and code/design review within a Snowflake-centric delivery model.
Present solution designs, architecture options, and delivery recommendations to business and technology stakeholders at all levels.
Contribute to Alpha's internal Snowflake IP, accelerators, and proposition development.
Participate in project team meetings and communicate effectively across internal and client peers, architects, analysts, project managers, and technology teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 5 years of data engineering experience, with a minimum of 3 years of hands-on Snowflake implementation experience.
Snowflake certification(s): SnowPro Core at minimum; SnowPro Advanced: Data Engineer or Architect strongly preferred.
Familiarity across the Snowflake platform including: Virtual Warehouses, Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Dynamic Tables, Data Sharing, Marketplace, Time Travel, Fail-safe, Zero-Copy Cloning, and Snowflake Cortex.
Proven experience designing and implementing Snowflake security models, like RBAC, data masking, row-level security, and network policy configuration.
Strong experience with Snowflake performance tuning, like query optimization, clustering strategy, materialized views, warehouse rightsizing, and credit cost management.
Experience integrating Snowflake with modern orchestration and transformation tools, particularly dbt (data build tool), which is strongly preferred.
Experience with Snowflake-compatible ingestion and pipeline tooling including Snowpipe, Kafka connectors, Fivetran, Airbyte, or similar.
Proficiency in SQL at an advanced level and Python for data engineering workflows within Snowflake (Snowpark preferred).
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS preferred).
Experience managing delivery using Agile or similar methodologies.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations at senior levels.
Previous experience at a global consulting firm is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days of annual paid time off (accrued), in addition to paid holidays
5 days of paid training time for continuing education/professional certifications
Reimbursement for commuting, mobile phone, and home internet expenses
Supplemented medical, dental and vision coverage
401k matching