Snowflake Architect

EXL; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL is seeking a Snowflake Architect with 10+ years of experience to design, govern, and optimize enterprise-scale data platforms. You will drive Snowflake CoE initiatives, establish architecture standards, and lead enterprise-wide adoption of Snowflake capabilities including Cortex, governance, security, and performance optimization.

The role requires strong expertise in Snowflake architecture, modern cloud data platforms, data modeling, ELT frameworks, and AI-powered analytics solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing and governing enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Experience driving Snowflake CoE and establishing architecture standards.
• Expertise in Snowflake architecture, data modeling, ELT, security, governance.
• Understanding AI-powered analytics solutions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Snowflake CoE initiatives and enterprise-wide adoption.
• Define best practices, standards, and governance policies.
• Oversee security, performance tuning, and data quality.

Skills

Snowflake architecture

Data governance

Security

Performance optimization

Data modeling

ELT frameworks

AI-powered analytics

Snowflake Cortex

Tools

Snowflake Cortex

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Snowflake Architect with 10+ years of experience in designing, architecting, and governing enterprise-scale data platforms.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving Snowflake Center of Excellence (CoE) initiatives, establishing architecture standards, defining best practices, and leading enterprise-wide adoption of Snowflake capabilities including Snowflake Cortex, data governance, security, and performance optimization.

The role requires strong expertise in Snowflake architecture, modern cloud data platforms, data modeling, ELT frameworks, and AI-powered analytics solutions.

Base Compensation Range: 100,000 - 150,000

The posted range is the hiring range for this role — a subset of the broader range available to employees over time — and reflects base salary across our national hiring scale.

Final offers are based on several factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, internal pay equity, work location, market conditions for the role, and the specific scope and responsibilities of the position.

The top of the range is reserved for candidates who notably exceed the requirements; the lower end applies to those with less experience or fewer preferred qualifications.

For positions based in higher-cost zones (e.g., California, New York, New Jersey), actual compensation may exceed the posted range; your recruiter will share specifics during the process.