Database Architect (Snowflake)

Brite Systems, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brite Systems, Inc. is seeking a Database Architect to own the Snowflake data foundation, modeling, governance, and performance engineering. You will set standards for Data Engineer and Data Scientist workloads, ensuring security, cost discipline, and scalability as data use grows.

The role requires 8+ years in data architecture with 3+ years in Snowflake, plus SnowPro Core certification. Remote/hybrid work is offered with a focus on federal/regulatory environments.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, data engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years enterprise data architecture experience, 3+ in Snowflake.
• SnowPro Core certification required; SnowPro Advanced preferred.
• Experience implementing governance and security in regulated or federal environments.
• Hands-on with dbt, Snowpipe, Streams and Tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design target-state Snowflake architecture and data model.
• Define governance, RBAC, data masking, and row-level security.
• Lead performance and cost engineering: warehouse sizing, clustering, materialized views.
• Review multi-source ingestion pipelines (Snowpipe, Streams and Tasks).
• Collaborate on Snowpark-based transformations to minimize data movement.
• Design MuleSoft ingestion patterns and secure data sharing.
• Implement secure views and external data sharing patterns.
• Define staging formats Parquet, JSON, ORC.

Skills

Snowflake architecture

Governance & security

Performance & cost engineering

dbt / data pipelines

Snowpipe / Streams / Tasks

MuleSoft integration

Secure data sharing / API enablement

KMS encryption

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Snowpipe

Streams & Tasks

MuleSoft

S3

AWS KMS

Job description

Anywhere in US (DC, MD, VA is preferred), United States | Posted on 08/17/2026

• City Anywhere in US (DC, MD, VA is preferred)
• Country United States

About Us

Brite Systems is a Salesforce Summit Partner delivering cloud, AI, and digital transformation solutions for public sector, healthcare, nonprofit, and commercial organizations. We specialize in Salesforce implementations, enterprise modernization, AWS cloud-native solutions, and AI-driven platforms that help organizations improve operational efficiency and service delivery. With a strong focus on innovation, collaboration, and customer success, Brite Systems continues to support organizations across the U.S. in building scalable and impactful technology solutions.

Job Description

About Brite Systems

Brite Systems Inc. isa U.S.-based, AI-led digital transformation company. Since 2006, we have helpedgovernment and nonprofit organizations modernize their technology, improveoperations, and deliver better outcomes for the communities they serve.

Headquartered inIndianapolis, Brite brings together expertise across Salesforce, AWS,MuleSoft, AI, and our proprietary Enlite Accelerator to solve complexchallenges and create meaningful impact.

At Brite, you’ll bepart of a collaborative, people-first team where innovation, continuouslearning, and meaningful work come together. We’re proud to be recognized amongIndiana’s fastest-growing companies, named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’sfastest-growing private companies, and recognized as a Great Place to Workin Indiana for seven years.

Join Brite to buildinnovative technology, grow your career, and make a difference.

Job Description

The Database Architect is the technical authority for Snowflakedata foundation: architecture, data modeling, governance, and performanceengineering. This role sets the standards that the Data Engineer and DataScientist roles build against, ensuring the platform stays secure, performant,and cost-disciplined as data volumes and use cases grow.

Responsibilities

• Design the target-state Snowflake architecture and data model forconsolidating on-premise and cloud data sources.
• Define and enforce governance and security controls: role-based accesscontrol, dynamic data masking, row-level security, data lineage, and catalogingaligned to FISMA and NIST SP 800-53.
• Lead performance and cost engineering: warehouse right-sizing,clustering, materialized views, and workload isolation.
• Set standards and review designs for the multi-source ingestionpipelines (Snowpipe, Streams and Tasks, dbt) built by the Data Engineeringteam.
• Partner with the Integration Engineers on the Snowpark in-platformtransformation approach that eliminates redundant data movement.
• Serve as designated Key Personnel and be available for interviewprior to award.
• Design MuleSoft ingestion patterns using Snowpipe, Streams & Tasksand staging tables.
• Implement Secure Data Sharing, External Functions and REST APIenablement for MuleSoft consumption.
• Implement secure views, Dynamic Data Masking and Row-LevelSecurity.
• Design S3 External Stages and AWS KMS encryption patterns.
• Define staging formats including Parquet, JSON and ORC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a relatedfield.
• 8+ years of enterprise data architecture experience, including 3+ yearsfocused specifically on Snowflake.
• SnowPro Core certification required; SnowPro Advanced Architectcertification strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience implementing governance and security controls ina regulated or federal environment (FISMA/NIST 800-53).
• Hands-on experience with dbt, Snowpipe, and Streams and Tasks forpipeline orchestration.
• Federal contracting experience preferred.

Work Type

Remote / Hybrid (mostly work remote with occasional in-person meetings)

Brite Systems is anEqual Employment Opportunity and Affiantive Action Employer. Qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity,national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disabilitystatus.