Data Architect_Remote

We are seeking a highly skilled and experiencedData Architectwith strong expertise indata modelingandSnowflaketo design, develop, and optimize enterprise data architecture. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in shaping data strategy, building scalable models, and ensuring efficient data integration and governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement end-to-end data architecture using Snowflake
• Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Define and enforce data architecture standards, best practices, and policies.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and design data solutions.
• Optimize Snowflake performance including data partitioning, caching, and query tuning.
• Create and manage data dictionaries, metadata, and lineage documentation.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and security across all data platforms.
• Support data integration from various sources (cloud/on-premises) into Snowflake.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data modeling, or similar roles.
• Hands-on expertise withSnowflakeincluding Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks, and Secure Data Sharing.
• Strong experience withdata modeling tools(e.g., Erwin, ER/Studio, dbt).
• Proficiency inSQL,ETL/ELT pipelines, anddata warehousing concepts.
• Experience working with structured, semi-structured (JSON, XML), and unstructured data.
• Solid understanding of data governance, data cataloging, and security frameworks.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms likeAWS,Azure, orGCP.
• Familiarity with data lakehouse architecture and real-time data processing.
• Snowflake Certification(s) or relevant cloud certifications.
• Knowledge of Python or scripting for data automation is a plus.