Snowflake Computing

Sr. Technical Architect

Snowflake Computing$120K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years in solutions architecture, technical consulting, or a senior customer-facing technical role
  • Proven leadership in architecture decisions for enterprise data and AI platforms
  • Hands-on experience with Snowflake in production settings
  • Expertise in the full data analytics stack and AI/ML lifecycle
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python; capable of reviewing production-quality code
  • Experience designing MLOps frameworks at enterprise scale

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer engagements as the primary technical authority for architecture decisions
  • Partner with customer executives to define long-term platform strategy
  • Translate business problems into scalable technical solutions with clear delivery paths
  • Serve as the trusted escalation point for technical challenges within projects
  • Architect and implement end-to-end AI/ML solutions on Snowflake
  • Drive adoption of Snowflake's AI product suite through leadership and hands-on delivery
  • Act as a bridge between delivery, Go-to-Market, and product teams to influence product direction

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence enterprise-scale data architecture and AI transformation
  • Engage with sophisticated customers on complex data solutions
  • Shape organizational delivery and architectural standards
  • Work at the cutting edge of what Snowflake can offer
  • Collaborate with a team that emphasizes continuous improvement and high standards
Full Job Description
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

WHY JOIN OUR SERVICES DELIVERY TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE?

Services Delivery at Snowflake puts you at the intersection of enterprise-scale data architecture and the most important AI transformation work happening in the market today. At this level, you'll have real influence, not just over individual engagements, but over how we build and deliver as an organization. The problems are genuinely hard, the customers are sophisticated, and the work directly shapes how some of the world's largest companies run their data and AI platforms.

If you want a senior role where your architectural decisions have organizational impact, where you're constantly working at the edge of what Snowflake can do, and where you're surrounded by people who push each other to get better, this is it.

How do you want to make your impact?

This role is available and may represent a new position.

This role is exempt from Ontario's job posting requirements.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com

About Snowflake Computing

Snowflake is a cloud-based data-warehousing company that was founded in 2012. The company provides a data platform that allows customers to store and analyze data using cloud-based infrastructure. Snowflake's platform is designed to be highly scalable and flexible, allowing customers to easily add or remove computing resources as needed. The company's customers include a wide range of businesses, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Snowflake has received significant funding from investors and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
Learn more about Snowflake Computing
Size
2,037 employees
Market Cap
$44.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$539.1 million
Founded
2012
Revenue
$592 million
NASDAQ

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Snowflake Computing

More Enterprise Technology Jobs

Find similar Sr. Technical Architect jobs: