Snowflake Tech Lead
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance Snowflake architectures.
- Drive the implementation of medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) and enterprise data modeling standards.
- Design and implement transformation frameworks using dbt (data build tool) for modular, testable, and version-controlled data models.
- Design and standardize automated onboarding and environment provisioning frameworks for rapid, repeatable deployments.
- Provide technical leadership to data engineering teams building ELT/ETL pipelines and data transformation workflows.
- Design, implement, and govern CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake objects, data pipelines, and IaC deployments.
- Establish best practices for performance tuning, cost optimization, clustering strategies, workload management, and resource governance.
- Conduct code reviews, and enforce development standards across teams.
- Mentor engineers and act as the primary technical escalation point for Snowflake-related initiatives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Data Architects, DevOps, Cloud, and Security teams.
Required Qualifications:
- Snowflake extensive hands-on implementation experience.
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering and enterprise data warehousing.
- Proven experience leading automated, scalable onboarding and provisioning frameworks.
- Deep experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Git, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
- Advanced SQL expertise and strong programming skills in Python or similar scripting languages.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and driving architectural decisions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Snowflake certification
- Familiarity with DevOps and DataOps best practices.
- Experience with enterprise-scale migrations to Snowflake.
- Exposure to multi-account Snowflake strategy and cross-region data sharing.
- Strong stakeholder communication and solution design documentation skills.
Experience: 8+ Years
