Senior Snowflake Data Architect & Platform Engineering Lead

Chaucer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance group in London seeks a Senior Snowflake Data Architect & Engineering Lead to drive the architecture and strategy of their Snowflake-based data platform. This role focuses on hands-on engineering leadership, collaboration with teams, and ensuring compliance with architectural standards. Candidates should have extensive experience with Snowflake and cloud platforms. The position offers opportunities for flexible working arrangements and is integral to the company’s commitment to diversity.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Snowflake, architecture, engineering, and performance optimisation.
• Strong understanding of Azure and ELT/ETL pipelines.
• Proven ability to design scalable, secure, and cost-effective data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of Snowflake data architecture.
• Promote engineering best practices across Snowflake implementations.
• Develop and maintain the long-term technical roadmap for Snowflake.

Skills

Hands-on experience with Snowflake

Understanding of cloud data platforms

Design scalable data solutions

Knowledge of data modelling techniques

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Industry certifications in business/data analysis

Tools

DBT

Power BI

Job description

A leading insurance group in London seeks a Senior Snowflake Data Architect & Engineering Lead to drive the architecture and strategy of their Snowflake-based data platform. This role focuses on hands-on engineering leadership, collaboration with teams, and ensuring compliance with architectural standards. Candidates should have extensive experience with Snowflake and cloud platforms. The position offers opportunities for flexible working arrangements and is integral to the company’s commitment to diversity.