Snowflake Data Architect

Nigel Frank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Nigel Frank is seeking a Snowflake Data Architect for a London-based, hybrid role. You will lead strategy, design, and evolution of a large-scale cloud data and integration platform, shaping architecture at enterprise level and guiding senior stakeholders through technology adoption.

As part of the team, you will drive modernisation across data, streaming and cloud platforms, establish standards, and deliver scalable, secure solutions while partnering with business and technology leaders to

Qualifications

• Experience defining enterprise cloud data platforms and architecture.
• Proven success implementing Snowflake data ecosystems and integration.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and streaming technologies.
• Strong collaboration with senior stakeholders and business units.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise‑wide platform architecture, standards and best practices.
• Lead large‑scale cloud data transformation initiatives.
• Drive modernisation roadmaps across data and platform engineering.
• Design scalable event‑driven and streaming architectures.
• Establish governance, security and resilience frameworks.
• Shape CI/CD, automation and infrastructure‑as‑code strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver data products at scale.
• Influence senior stakeholders and provide strategic technical leadership.

Skills

Enterprise cloud data platforms

Snowflake

Event-driven architecture

Kubernetes

CI/CD & DevOps

Data governance & security

Tools

Snowflake

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Job description

Snowflake Data Architect - Data & Integration Platforms

London - Hybrid Working

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Data Architect to lead the strategy, design and evolution of a large-scale cloud data and integration ecosystem. This is an opportunity to shape architecture at enterprise level, influence senior stakeholders and drive the adoption of cutting‑edge technologies across data, streaming and cloud platforms.

The Opportunity

You’ll play a pivotal role in defining the future-state architecture for a complex data estate, helping to modernise platforms, establish engineering standards and deliver scalable, secure and high‑performing solutions.

Working with senior business and technology leaders, you’ll own architectural direction across cloud data platforms, event‑driven architectures, integration frameworks, platform engineering and automation capabilities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Defining enterprise‑wide platform architecture, standards and best practices
• Leading large‑scale cloud data transformation initiatives
• Driving modernisation roadmaps across data, integration and platform engineering
• Designing scalable event‑driven and streaming architectures
• Establishing governance, security and resilience frameworks
• Shaping CI/CD, automation and infrastructure‑as‑code strategies
• Collaborating with engineering teams to deliver data products at scale
• Influencing senior stakeholders and providing strategic technical leadership

What they’re Looking For

• Enterprise cloud data platforms
• Snowflake
• Event‑driven architecture and modern integration patterns
• Azure, AWS or GCP
• Kubernetes and cloud‑native technologies
• CI/CD, DevOps and automation
• Data governance, security and operating models

Why Apply?

• Shape strategic technology decisions at enterprise scale
• Work with modern cloud, data and streaming technologies
• Influence architecture across multiple business domains
• Engage directly with senior business and technology stakeholders
• Join a high‑performing environment focused on innovation, scalability and continuous improvement
• Competitive salary, bonus and comprehensive benefits package