Senior Lead – Snowflake & AI Engineering

Senior Lead Snowflake & AI Engineering (Hybrid 3 Days Onsite Enterprise AI Initiatives)

Location: Chennai / Pune / Noida (Office Location) or Hyderabad (Client Location shared during interview process)
Work Model: Hybrid 3 Days Onsite per Week
Employment Type: Permanent
Open Positions: 4
Experience Required: 712 Years

Immediate hiring need. We are actively shortlisting candidates apply now to be considered.

About the Opportunity

Our client a fast-growing technology consulting and analytics organization is expanding its enterprise data and AI practice and seeking a Senior Lead Snowflake & AI Engineering.

This is a high-impact leadership role focused on designing scalable Snowflake data platforms and building AI-powered conversational analytics solutions using LLM technologies.

You will lead architecture mentor engineers and deliver production-grade AI and data solutions for enterprise functions including HR Sales Finance and Supply Chain.

If you enjoy building intelligent data ecosystems and enterprise-grade AI applications this role is built for you.

Key Responsibilities

Snowflake Data Architecture & Engineering

• Design and optimize scalable data models (Star Schema Snowflake Schema Data Vault)

• Build high-performance ELT pipelines using Snowflake-native capabilities

• Implement RBAC governance frameworks and security policies

• Perform performance tuning clustering optimization and warehouse sizing

• Drive cost-efficient Snowflake architecture decisions

AI Engineering & LLM Implementation

• Develop and deploy AI agents using Snowflake Cortex LLM or similar platforms

• Design Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) frameworks on enterprise datasets

• Build vector embeddings and semantic search layers

• Implement prompt engineering strategies with enterprise guardrails

• Ensure explainability compliance and security of AI outputs

Conversational Analytics Development

• Build natural language-driven enterprise analytics solutions

• Deliver persona-based insights for business stakeholders

• Integrate structured and semi-structured data sources

• Partner with BI/UI teams to enable insight consumption

Technical Leadership & Delivery Ownership

• Lead a team of 36 engineers

• Provide architectural guidance and conduct code reviews

• Own end-to-end solution delivery (design to deployment)

• Participate in sprint planning and stakeholder communication

• Mentor junior engineers on Snowflake and AI best practices

Business Collaboration

• Translate functional requirements into scalable analytical solutions

• Develop KPI frameworks aligned to business objectives

• Identify AI-driven automation opportunities across enterprise functions

Required Qualifications

• 712 years of experience in Data Engineering / Analytics Engineering / AI Engineering

• 4 years of hands-on Snowflake Data Warehouse experience

• Strong dimensional data modeling expertise

• Experience building conversational AI or RAG-based systems

• Hands-on experience with Snowflake Cortex LLM or similar LLM platforms

• Strong SQL and Python proficiency

• Experience with data governance and performance optimization

• Background working in Agile delivery environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Snowflake Certification

• Exposure to MLOps and model deployment practices

• Functional domain experience in at least two areas: HR Sales Finance or Supply Chain

Whats in It for You

Compensation:(Based on experience)
Lead enterprise AI transformation initiatives
Work on cutting-edge LLM and Snowflake implementations
Leadership exposure with architectural ownership
Stable long-term permanent opportunity
Enterprise-scale cross-functional impact
Fast-track career growth in AI and advanced analytics

This is a strategic visible role with strong technical ownership and long-term growth potential.

Ready to take the lead in enterprise AI and Snowflake architecture

Apply today interviews are already underway.
We are actively shortlisting candidates with a 1-month notice period (serving notice preferred).