Snowflake Architect

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid‑market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all. Job Title: Snowflake Architect What You’ll Do Lead a small to medium size agile program pod to deliver cutting‑edge solutions utilizing the Snowflake ecosystem and adjacent technologies to deliver holistic solutions. Comfortable leading development on at least one of the main cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP). Maintain “active” status of a Snowflake SnowPro Core certification and one advanced Snowflake certification of your choice. Work as the Solution Architect of a delivery pod with a Delivery Owner to design complex delivery patterns, implement solutions, and build components of our clients’ data platform solutions. Lead a delivery pod in Agile ceremonies and design sessions, break down complex development tasks, take responsibility for the timely completion of your pods assigned development items in the backlog. Contribute to the Snowflake CoE, the internal capability growth, and partnership initiatives. Collaborate closely with other Slalom data leaders to drive sales, recruiting, account management, consulting, and operational excellence across the capability. Act as a Snowflake SME, supporting business development efforts and guiding clients through best practices in architecture, core data engineering, and scalable analytics. Be a mentor and thought leader, regularly recommending emerging technologies and tools that align with client goals and future‑state data strategies. Bring a business‑first lens to every conversation, driving impactful, tech‑enabled outcomes that elevate our clients’ competitive edge. Embody Slalom’s core values and culture, bringing authenticity, curiosity, and care into every interaction. What You’ll Bring As an Architect in the Snowflake CoE capability, you will bring a curious mindset to your client’s engagement, a thirst for knowledge, and a hunger for fearless experimentation in new and interesting ways to meet our clients’ most pressing data challenges. You will have an insatiable need to become the best at what you do and will have opportunities to gain hands‑on experience with new tools, features, and platforms as you explore the range of technologies that we help our clients with. Key Responsibilities Develop and implement data solutions using Snowflake, while collaborating with team members to leverage its capabilities. Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of learning and innovation, while driving best practices in data management and performance optimization. Engage with clients to understand their business challenges and deliver solutions that align with their goals, utilizing Snowflake’s capabilities to enhance outcomes. Requirements 8+ years of data engineering experience with at least 4+ years of hands‑on Snowflake delivery and or development experience. Expertise in hands‑on development with Cloud Data Warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery). Advanced Object‑Oriented Programming skills (Java, Python). Experience with NoSQL Databases (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB). Experience with Container Management Systems (Kubernetes, Amazon ECS). Experience with Big Data Tools/Frameworks: Spark, Hadoop, Presto, Amazon EMR. Advanced SQL experience. Hands‑on experience developing data pipelines: batch and/or streaming. Experience with data modeling. Experience with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (Amazon SageMaker, Azure ML Studio). Experience with Streaming Data Ingestion (Amazon Kinesis, Apache Kafka). Experience with Semantic Modeling or Visual Analytics (Tableau, PowerBI). Experience with Modern Data Workflows & Orchestration (Apache Airflow, dbt, Dagster). Hybrid / In‑office We are hybrid but there are expectations that if your team leader requires you onsite that you are able to meet those expectations/requirements. Slalom Employee Perks Culture & fun Lunch & learns Health & wellness activities Holiday parties Employee community groups Social clubs & activities Vacation (20 days prorated based on start date & wellness/sick days) Tangible perks Competitive compensation package $100 cell phone monthly reimbursement Registered Retirement Program (RRSP) & Employer Matching Tax‑Free Savings Account (TFSA) Annual “Thrive Well‑Being” Gift Card Family planning/ Fertility Benefit Maternity/Parental Leave Top‑Up Medical & Dental Benefits Life and AD&D Insurance Access to Supplementary Life and AD&D Insurance Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Inkblot Therapy And more All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements Inclusive Opportunity Slalom is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will work to reasonably accommodate applicants’ needs throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process. Please note if you are hired at Slalom you will be required to complete a background check. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology Industries: Business Consulting and Services #J-18808-Ljbffr