Senior Technical Lead, Snowflake

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Snowflake COE Lead scaling Snowflake and modern cloud data platforms. Owning architecture, governance, delivery, capability building, and enterprise client transformation programs.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeGurugram • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Snowflake architecture and delivery, with a strong focus on data engineering, governance, and FinOps. Proven ability to lead large-scale implementations, drive capability development, and establish best practices in data management and analytics.

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Snowflake ArchitectureData EngineeringData GovernanceELT/ETL PipelinesCloud Ecosystems

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Hard Skills

SnowflakeData ModellingPerformance TuningCost OptimisationData GovernanceELTETLData IngestionData TransformationData Orchestration

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringClient-Facing ConsultingThought LeadershipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

DbtAzureAWSGCPAirflowMatillionInformaticaCI/CDDataOpsDevSecOps

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

FinOpsData GovernanceInsuranceBFSIHealthcareModern Data StackGenAIAI Integration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSAzureCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformInformaticaMatillionPythonSparkVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and scale Snowflake Centre of Excellence capabilities across architecture, engineering, governance, and FinOps
Define reference architectures, reusable assets, frameworks, and accelerators
Drive capability development, hiring strategy, and upskilling initiatives
Establish standards for delivery quality, security, and performance
Own end-to-end Snowflake architecture for enterprise-scale programs
Translate business goals into data platform strategies
Design data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, modelling, and consumption solutions
Lead architecture governance and design reviews
Lead large-scale Snowflake implementations and transformations
Define and track delivery KPIs, FinOps cost optimisation, and performance metrics
Ensure adoption of CI/CD, DataOps, and DevSecOps practices
Act as escalation point for complex technical challenges
Partner with clients on data strategies, roadmaps, and transformation journeys
Lead solution workshops, proposals, and executive discussions
Provide thought leadership in Snowflake, Data Engineering, and Analytics
Drive account growth through cross-selling and innovation-led proposals
Mentor architects and engineers across projects
Build internal communities around Snowflake, dbt, the modern data stack, and cloud-native data engineering
Promote best practices in coding, modelling, and governance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree
15+ years overall experience in data engineering / analytics / data platform roles
7+ years in Snowflake with strong architecture and delivery experience
Proven experience leading CoE, practice, or large delivery teams
Deep expertise in Snowflake, including Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Dynamic Tables, and Secure Sharing
Expertise in dimensional, Data Vault, and Lakehouse data modelling
Experience with performance tuning and cost optimisation strategies
Experience with data governance and security, including RBAC, masking, and row/column security
Strong experience with ELT/ETL pipelines and orchestration tools, including ADF, Airflow, dbt, Matillion, and Informatica
Hands-on experience in client-facing consulting roles and solution design
Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP ecosystems
Exposure to GenAI / AI integration with data platforms
Experience in domain analytics such as Insurance, BFSI, or Healthcare
Familiarity with modern data stack tools, dbt, Python frameworks, and Spark

Benefits

Comp & perks

No benefits or compensation extras specified.