Lead Snowflake Platform Architect – SC Cleared (Hybrid)

Forward Role Recruitment; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 27,491,000 - 35,055,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role Recruitment is seeking a Lead Snowflake Architect for a live data platform project in the South West. You will own the Snowflake architecture, shaping design and driving governance across the estate.

You’ll join an in-flight programme, collaborating with the Data Architect and Cloud & Infrastructure team to deliver end-to-end platform design at scale while sharing knowledge and ensuring security with active SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Lead Architect with strong Snowflake expertise and ideally Snowflake certification.
• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing Snowflake platforms end to end.
• Strong platform engineering and governance background.
• Experience configuring and architecting platforms at scale.
• Active SC clearance (essential — non‑negotiable)

Responsibilities

• Designing and building the overall Snowflake architecture
• Leading on platform design and implementation across the estate
• Owning platform engineering and governance standards
• Working at scale, configuring and architecting the platform to support a business-critical programme
• Knowledge-sharing with the existing team to upskill them and enable full use of the platform

Skills

Snowflake architecture

Platform engineering

SC clearance

Job description

Forward Role Recruitment is seeking a Lead Snowflake Architect for a live data platform project in the South West. You will own the Snowflake architecture, shaping design and driving governance across the estate.

You’ll join an in-flight programme, collaborating with the Data Architect and Cloud & Infrastructure team to deliver end-to-end platform design at scale while sharing knowledge and ensuring security with active SC clearance.