Snowflake Data Architect

Jefferson Frank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Jefferson Frank in London is seeking an experienced Snowflake Data Architect to lead the strategy, design, and evolution of a large-scale cloud data and integration ecosystem. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and the chance to shape architecture at an enterprise level, influencing senior stakeholders and driving adoption of cutting-edge technologies across data, streaming and cloud platforms.

You’ll define the future-state architecture for a complex data estate, modernise platforms,

Qualifications

• Experience defining enterprise cloud data architectures and standards.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale cloud data transformation programs.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management across senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-wide platform architecture, standards and best practices.
• Lead large-scale cloud data transformation initiatives.
• Drive modernisation roadmaps across data, integration 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

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Kubernetes

CI/CD/DevOps

Data governance & security

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