Data & AI Senior Engineer (Snowflake)

OMRON ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Singapore is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to lead Snowflake-based solutions supporting AI and data initiatives. You will be responsible for designing scalable data pipelines, implementing ETL/ELT processes, and ensuring data governance across platforms. The ideal candidate has 4-5 years of hands-on experience with Snowflake, strong ability in ETL/ELT tools, and excellent communication skills. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with business stakeholders and drive data solutions for strategic goals.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of hands-on experience with Snowflake data cloud.
• Strong expertise in ETL/ELT tools and frameworks.
• Experience with MLOps tools.
• Proven experience in data warehouse migration and cloud architecture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Snowflake-based solutions for AI and Data initiatives.
• Design scalable data pipelines for data curation.
• Implement and manage governance for Snowflake.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for data-driven solutions.
• Support AI use cases through data preparation.

Skills

Snowflake Data Cloud

ETL/ELT tools

Data governance

Python

Java

Strong analytical thinking

AWS services

MLOps tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering

Tools

AWS Glue

dbt

Talend

Informatica

MLflow

Docker

LangChain

Job description

Seeking a skilled Data Engineer to lead Snowflake-based solutions supporting AI and Data initiatives. This role drives scalable infrastructure, legacy data warehouse migration, and robust ETL/ELT pipelines. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience implementing Snowflake Data Cloud, strong ETL/ELT capabilities, and a proven ability to collaborate with business stakeholders. The engineer ensures secure, high-performance architecture aligned with AI workflows, while enforcing governance, quality, and seamless integration across platforms.

Design Responsibilities

• Analyse internally and externally sourced raw data to generate BI and Advanced Analytics datasets based on stakeholder requirements.
• Design scalable data pipelines to curate sourced data into the in-house data warehouse.
• Develop data marts to facilitate dataset consumption by business and IT stakeholders.
• Propose data model changes that align with in-house data warehouse standards.
• Define and execute migration activities from legacy databases to the Snowflake-based data warehouse.
• Implement and manage Snowflake governance (access control, data security, usage monitoring).
• Support AI use cases through data preparation and integration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven solutions.

Engineering Responsibilities

• Data Pipeline Development: Design and implement ETL/ELT processes for AI and ML models.
• Infrastructure Management: Select and manage cloud-based data storage solutions.
• Model Deployment Support: Prepare datasets and environments for training and deploying AI models.
• Real-Time Analytics: Handle unstructured data and support real-time data processing.
• AI-Specific Tools: Work with vector databases, LLM pipelines, and frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.

Collaboration & Governance

• Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure data governance, security, and compliance.
• Monitor and optimise AI model performance.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 4–5 years of hands‑on experience implementing Snowflake data cloud in a production environment.
• Strong expertise in ETL/ELT tools and frameworks (e.g., AWS Glue, dbt, Talend, Informatica).
• Experience with MLOps tools like MLflow, Docker, and LangChain.
• Proven experience in data warehouse migration and cloud data architecture.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, SQL, and BI/Analytics concepts.
• Experience working closely with business teams to deliver data solutions aligned with strategic goals.
• Familiarity with Snowflake governance best practices.
• Certified in SnowPro Data Engineer.
• Deep knowledge of Snowflake performance optimisation, governance, and security.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS RDS, AWS Fargate, AWS S3 and Azure.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MS SQL, and other relational databases.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java.
• Understanding of LLMs, RAG pipelines, and generative AI deployment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.