Snowflake

Solutions Architect - Central

Texas, United States

$128,000 – $178,500Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Information Technology & ServicesIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: FullTime
  • Salary: $128K - $178.5K

Join the Snowflake team and build the future of the AI Data Cloud! Snowflake Professional Services is the implementation and strategy experts for the Snowflake platform. We engage with customers at all phases of the customer journey to optimize, accelerate, and achieve business outcomes. Our teams of Solutions Architects demonstrate technical leadership everyday by writing code, constructing solution architectures, and guiding customers through decision paths to achieve impactful outcomes. We advise everyone from developers through senior executives on how best to utilize Snowflake to make their business successful. Our Solution Architects are comfortable with change and live on the cutting edge of technology.

Requirements

  • Education: BA/BS in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related fields, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience as a solutions architect, data architect, database administrator, or data engineer
  • Consulting Experience: Minimum 3 years of technical consulting experience
  • Snowflake Experience: Experience implementing and operating Snowflake centric solutions
  • Technical Skills:
    • Strong SQL skills
    • Experience with Python, Java, and/or Spark
    • Understanding of complete data analytics stack (ETL to BI and analytics tools)
    • Familiarity with industry common BI and ETL solutions
    • Knowledge of large-scale database technology (e.g., Snowflake, Netezza, Exadata, Teradata, Greenplum)
  • Security Knowledge: Proficiency in implementing data security measures, access controls, and design specifically within the Snowflake platform

Responsibilities

  • Directly engage with customers individually or as part of a technical delivery team.
  • Oversee and advise on the implementation of the customer’s Snowflake platform.
  • Demonstrate technical leadership through personally developed code, solution architectures, and implementation recommendations.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to customer executive leadership for thought leadership and solution approaches.
  • Extract business requirements from customers and translate them into a well-architected recommendation.
  • Develop and provide forward-looking guidance and future state roadmaps.
  • Leverage known best practices and solutions to reduce risk to customer implementations.
  • Decompose future state goals into actionable execution plans.
  • Collaborate with Snowflake GTM and product teams to ensure customer alignment to Snowflake goals.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

  • Experience in a lead role for analytics projects for large enterprises.
  • Understanding of data security measures and access controls.
  • Experience in the services organization of a product company.
  • Industry vertical expertise (Media, Financial Services, Healthcare, etc.)
  • Experience with AWS, Google, or Microsoft Cloud certification(s).

Company Information

  • Company: Snowflake
  • Department: Professional Services

Skills

SQL
Python
Java
Spark
ETL
BI
Analytics tools
Database technology
Data security
Access controls

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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