We are hiring a Senior Technical Architect for our Services Delivery team. Our SD organization partners with customers across every stage of their data and AI journey, from initial implementation through long-term platform strategy. In this role, you will own the technical delivery and outcome for complex, high-priority engagements, serve as the most senior technical voice in the room, and shape how our customers use Snowflake to drive real business transformation. AS A SENIOR TECHNICAL ARCHITECT AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL: Customer Leadership and Advisory • Lead customer engagements as the primary technical authority, owning architecture decisions and driving measurable outcomes across complex, multi-workstream implementations • Partner with customer executives and senior technical leadership to define platform strategy, develop long-term roadmaps, and align Snowflake capabilities to business objectives • Translate ambiguous business problems into well-defined, scalable technical solutions, with clear delivery paths and risk-mitigation strategies • Serve as the trusted escalation point for technical challenges within engagements, unblocking delivery teams and resolving architectural issues Technical Architecture and Delivery • Architect and implement end-to-end AI/ML solutions on Snowflake, setting standards for scalability, performance, security, and operability across the customer's environment • Define and champion MLOps practices within customer organizations, covering model deployment pipelines, monitoring, governance frameworks, and lifecycle management • Drive adoption of Snowflake's AI product suite (Cortex, Streamlit in Snowflake, Snowflake Intelligence) through architecture leadership and hands-on delivery • Lead replatforming efforts for complex AI/ML workloads onto Snowflake, coordinating across customer engineering, data science, and platform teams Cross-Functional Influence • Act as a bridge between SD delivery, Go-to-Market, and Snowflake product teams, channeling customer feedback to influence product direction • Mentor and provide technical direction to junior architects and consultants within engagements • Contribute to the development of reusable architecture patterns, reference implementations, and delivery accelerators for the broader PD organization OUR IDEAL SENIOR TECHNICAL ARCHITECT WILL HAVE: • BA/BS in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience • 8+ years of experience in solutions architecture, technical consulting, data engineering, or a senior customer-facing technical role • Demonstrated track record leading architecture decisions on large-scale, enterprise data and AI platforms • Deep hands-on experience implementing Snowflake in production environments, including data modeling, performance tuning, security design, and platform governance • Expert-level understanding of the full data analytics stack, from ETL and data pipelines to data platform architecture, BI tooling, and semantic layers • Strong grasp of the AI/ML lifecycle, from data preparation and feature engineering through model training, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing governance • Proficiency in SQL and Python; ability to produce and review production-quality code as part of delivery leadership • Experience designing and implementing MLOps frameworks and model lifecycle management at enterprise scale • Proven ability to influence senior technical and executive stakeholders and navigate complex organizational dynamics BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING: • Hands-on experience with generative AI and large language model (LLM) use cases in production • Experience building and scaling a Center of Excellence or establishing architectural standards across a large enterprise • Background in the services organization of a technology product company • AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure Advanced certification(s) • Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Certification(s) • Deep industry vertical expertise (e.g., Financial Services, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment) • Experience as a technical lead on multi-team or multi-vendor delivery programs