Snowflake Architect

Marlabs; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Marlabs is seeking a Snowflake Architect to design and guide modern cloud data platforms, with emphasis on Snowflake, Azure, and scalable data models. You will lead greenfield implementations and migrations, partnering with engineering teams to deliver secure, governed analytics-ready data solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in data architecture, deep Snowflake expertise, and strong SQL/ETL/ELT skills, plus experience enabling self-service BI with Power BI or Sigma.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, cloud data engineering, or enterprise data platform design.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Snowflake, including architecture design, performance optimization, security models, and large-scale transformation workloads.
• Proven experience leading greenfield data platform implementations and on-premises to cloud migrations.
• Strong expertise in Azure, advanced SQL, and ETL/ELT architecture within enterprise data ecosystems.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise data strategies, including data governance, data quality, and metadata management practices.
• Strong understanding of analytics enablement and integration with BI platforms such as Power BI or Sigma.
• Familiarity with AI or advanced analytics concepts as applied to data platforms is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of enterprise data platforms using Snowflake and Azure, supporting greenfield initiatives and large-scale modernization efforts.
• Define and implement architectural patterns for on-premises to cloud migrations, including ingestion, transformation, storage, and analytics layers.
• Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to design scalable data models, ELT frameworks, and integration patterns using Snowflake and SQL.
• Contribute to data strategy and roadmap development, aligning technical architecture with business goals and analytics needs.
• Define and enforce data governance, security, and data quality standards, working closely with compliance and data management teams.
• Review architectural designs, data pipelines, and implementations to ensure alignment with performance, scalability, security, and governance best practices.
• Support analytics and reporting teams by ensuring Snowflake architectures enable self-service BI and reliable access to trusted data sources.

Skills

Snowflake

Azure

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata management

Power BI

Sigma

Data modeling

Tools

Power BI

Sigma

Job description

Marlabs, a global AI and Digital Solutions Consulting firm, delivers intelligent solutions across AI, data, analytics, and product engineering. Since 2000, we have partnered with some of the largest healthcare, life sciences, financial services, and government organizations worldwide. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Snowflake Architect to join our innovative and dynamic team.

Snowflake Architect | About You

As a Snowflake Architect, you are responsible for designing and guiding the implementation of modern cloud data platforms that support enterprise analytics and data-driven decision-making. You bring deep expertise in Snowflake and cloud-native architectures, along with a strong track record delivering greenfield data platforms and leading on-premises to cloud migrations. You operate comfortably at both the strategic and hands‑on levels, defining architecture standards while partnering closely with engineering teams to ensure successful execution. You have a strong understanding of data strategy, governance, and enterprise data management, and you value building scalable, secure, and well‑governed platforms from the start. You collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders to translate long‑term data vision into practical, sustainable architectures.

Snowflake Architect | Day-to-Day

• Lead the design and architecture of enterprise data platforms using Snowflake and Azure, supporting greenfield initiatives and large‑scale modernization efforts.
• Define and implement architectural patterns for on-premises to cloud migrations, including ingestion, transformation, storage, and analytics layers.
• Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to design scalable data models, ELT frameworks, and integration patterns using Snowflake and SQL.
• Contribute to data strategy and roadmap development, aligning technical architecture with business goals and analytics needs.
• Define and enforce data governance, security, and data quality standards, working closely with compliance and data management teams.
• Review architectural designs, data pipelines, and implementations to ensure alignment with performance, scalability, security, and governance best practices.
• Support analytics and reporting teams by ensuring Snowflake architectures enable self‑service BI and reliable access to trusted data sources.

Snowflake Architect | Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, cloud data engineering, or enterprise data platform design.
• Deep, hands‑on expertise with Snowflake, including architecture design, performance optimization, security models, and large‑scale transformation workloads.
• Proven experience leading greenfield data platform implementations and on-premises to cloud migrations.
• Strong expertise in Azure, advanced SQL, and ETL/ELT architecture within enterprise data ecosystems.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise data strategies, including data governance, data quality, and metadata management practices.
• Strong understanding of analytics enablement and integration with BI platforms such as Power BI or Sigma.
• Familiarity with AI or advanced analytics concepts as applied to data platforms is a plus, but not required.

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