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Role: Data Architect - Snowflake & AWS

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Experience: 15+ Years

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of modern cloud data platforms using Snowflake, AWS, and Data Lakehouse architectures. The ideal candidate will have hands-on architecture experience in building scalable, secure, and governed enterprise data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and AI initiatives. 1

What You'll Do

Design enterprise-scale Data Lakehouse architectures using Snowflake and AWS.
Define data ingestion frameworks for AWS DMS S3 Snowflake and CDC-based pipelines.
Architect and govern solutions leveraging:
Snowpipe
Dynamic Tables
Streams & Tasks
Snowpark
Iceberg Tables
External Tables
Secure Data Sharing
Establish Bronze, Silver, and Gold layer architecture patterns.
Drive data governance initiatives including metadata management, lineage, data quality, and Horizon Catalog implementation.
Define security frameworks using RBAC, ABAC, data masking, and row-level access controls.
Optimize platform performance, scalability, and cloud costs.
Partner with engineering, analytics, and business teams to deliver trusted data products.

Must-Have Skills

Snowflake

Snowflake Architecture
Snowpipe
Dynamic Tables
Streams & Tasks
Snowpark
Iceberg Tables
Horizon Catalog
Secure Data Sharing
Zero Copy Cloning
Snowflake Trail

AWS

S3
DMS
IAM
Lambda
Glue Catalog
CloudWatch
Terraform

Technical Expertise

Data Lakehouse Architecture
Data Warehousing
Data Governance & Lineage
Enterprise Data Modeling
Performance & Cost Optimization
Python
SQL

Nice to Have

Snowflake Architect Certification
AWS Solutions Architect Certification
Experience with Apache Iceberg/Open Table Formats
Exposure to AI/ML and GenAI data platforms

Ideal Candidate

15+ years of Data Engineering/Data Architecture experience.
Deep expertise in Snowflake and AWS ecosystems.
Proven experience designing enterprise data platforms from architecture through implementation.
Strong stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.

Data Architect - Snowflake & AWS

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