[Remote] Senior Principal Architect, Global Public Sector CTO at Snowflake

Virginia, United States

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$189,000 – $281,100Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Public Sector, Government, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • 10+ years of architecture experience building, consulting to, or implementing technology for government departments and agencies (experience working directly on government cloud platforms a plus)
  • Deep expertise in the public sector industry with an excellent understanding of data topics and challenges related to various government departments and agencies (global understanding of public sectors in various regions a plus)
  • Ability to leverage public sector experience to define global strategy for public sector across geographies, with focus on local Americas market from execution standpoint to drive growth
  • Broad range of experience with technical and design direction including large-scale database and/or data warehouse technology, ETL, analytics, and public cloud technologies
  • Strong knowledge of SQL and Python with hands-on experience

Responsibilities

  • Partner with customers on strategic opportunities: drive customer engagement in strategic deals, build trusted relationships with executives and enterprise data architects, act as a trusted advisor blending business and technical context to advance opportunities
  • Innovate and design solutions: work with public sector sales and solution engineering teams to translate public sector experience into solutions and sales assets, create end-to-end architectures and future-state blueprints, demo showcases embedding AI/ML and agentic flows, apply expertise in security and compliance to develop architectures and product fitment point of views
  • Drive repeatability and scale: lead strategic initiatives by building repeatable solution assets and frameworks for global adoption, deliver system/application architecture and demo showcases integrating Snowflake into customer ecosystems, scale expertise through field enablement, workshops, and playbooks
  • Influence the Product and Public Sector roadmap: act as a conduit to product teams, provide structured feedback based on industry needs and customer requirements to shape Snowflake's product roadmap for the public sector
  • Be a thought leader: drive technical thought leadership for the public sector through blogs, talks, field enablement, and contributions to industry marketing activities including webinars and conferences

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

SnowflakeAIData ArchitectureMLCloud ArchitecturePublic SectorGovernmentSLEDFEDSolution Architecture

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the salary range for this Senior Principal Architect role?

The salary range is $189K - $281.1K.

Is this position remote?

Yes, this is a remote position.

What expertise is required for this role?

The role requires deep expertise in the government sector (SLED and FED), modern AI and data architecture knowledge, and expertise in security and compliance requirements of various government departments and agencies.

What is the company culture like at Snowflake?

Snowflake has a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, empowering enterprises and people to achieve their full potential while building big, moving fast, and taking technology and careers to the next level.

What makes a strong candidate for this position?

A strong candidate combines deep government sector expertise (SLED and FED) with AI/data architecture skills, can lead with architectural vision, build trusted relationships, innovate solutions, and drive thought leadership.

Snowflake

Data management and analytics platform

About Snowflake

Snowflake provides a platform called the AI Data Cloud that helps organizations manage and analyze their data. This platform allows users to store and process large amounts of data efficiently, offering services like data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, and data sharing. Snowflake's system works by uniting data from different sources, enabling secure sharing and performing various types of analytics. What sets Snowflake apart from its competitors is its ability to operate seamlessly across multiple public clouds, allowing users to access their data from anywhere. The company's goal is to help businesses leverage their data for better decision-making by providing a flexible subscription-based service that scales according to their needs.

Bellevue, WashingtonHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$1,341.3MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

We've got your back - We offer comprehensive health insurance plans, health savings accounts, robust retirement plans, and generous life and disability insurance.
A Balanced Lifestyle - All Snowflakes have access to our weekly online lunch and learns, virtual workout classes, and ergonomic work-from-home equipment. We offer on-demand mental health and wellness programs to support our employees and their families.
Your People Matter - Help offset the cost of growing your family with our fertility benefits and family planning resources. Count on our generous time-off and various leave plans for you to rest, refuel, and sustain a great work-life balance.
Global Snowflake Team - No matter where you are in the world, we will get you connected and supported with a work-from-home setup.
Treat Yourself - Personalize your Snowflake benefits by tapping into our employee discounts and pre-tax selections.
Invest In Your Future - Eligible employees enjoy new hire equity, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and a quarterly bonus or commission program.

Risks

Integration challenges from Datavolo acquisition may disrupt operations and customer service.
Increased competition from Mistral AI could challenge Snowflake's market position.
Convertible senior notes pricing may increase financial pressure if market conditions worsen.

Differentiation

Snowflake offers a unified platform for diverse data workloads, unlike traditional solutions.
The AI Data Cloud enables near-unlimited scale and performance for data mobilization.
Snowflake's seamless multi-cloud experience ensures efficient data operations across locations.

Upsides

Acquisition of Datavolo enhances Snowflake's open data integration capabilities.
Investment in Metaplane boosts AI-driven data quality solutions for Snowflake users.
Snowflake Ventures' investment in Hex expands accessibility of data tools to non-technical users.

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