Snowflake Technical Architect

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related technical discipline.

12 16 years of hands-on Platform Architecture Snowflake Data Mesh AI-Augmented Delivery Enterprise-Scale Modernization.

12 years in data engineering and analytics with 3 years in a solution/technical architect role on enterprise-scale programs
Deep hands-on expertise in Snowflake - query optimization clustering Data Metric Functions Snowpipe Streams and native AI capabilities
Proven experience designing medallion/lakehouse architectures with AWS S3 as the raw data lake layer
Strong command of dbt - project structure macros testing frameworks and CI/CD integration
Experience architecting data governance solutions using Collibra - catalog lineage business glossary and certification workflows
Demonstrated ability to lead multi-wave multi-workstream data modernization programs in a regulated (insurance healthcare or financial services) environment
Hands-on experience migrating legacy ETL (Informatica or SSIS) to modern dbt/Matillion pipelines

Role Summary
We are looking for a seasoned Technical Architect to own end-to-end solution architecture for a Fortune 500 insurance and financial services enterprises large-scale multi-wave data modernization program. You will design and govern a Snowflake AWS S3 Matillion dbt platform built on medallion architecture principles define the ACORD-based enterprise data model and set the technical standards that all delivery workstreams will follow. This is a hands-on architecture role - you will be deeply embedded in the delivery team not a distant reviewer.

Key Responsibilities
Snowflake AWS S3 Matillion dbt (data build tool) Collibra Profisee MDM Python SQL Snowflake Cortex AI WinAIDM SnowConvert AI Tableau Power BI CI/CD (Azure DevOps) Git ACORD Data Model.
Architecture & Solution Design
Architect and deliver the enterprise data platform on Snowflake AWS S3 using a medallion (Bronze Silver Gold) architecture supporting 80 source systems and 7-year historical migration
Design the ACORD Life & Annuity-based enterprise data model customized for insurance domains - Policy Claims Finance Actuarial Agent/Distribution Customer/Party
Define the data mesh architecture with federated governance domain ownership boundaries and self-serve platform patterns for multi-wave delivery
Establish reusable ingestion templates (Matillion) dbt transformation frameworks and Snowflake-native quality patterns (Data Metric Functions) as cross-program standards
Govern architecture decisions across all 5 parallel workstreams: Ingestion Transformation Data Quality/DRE Consumption and Governance/MDM

Strong communication skills-ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
Proactive ownership-driven mindset with high accountability.
Ability to collaborate across engineering operations and support teams.
Adaptability to fast-paced iterative environments.

The candidate is expected to deliver the following measurable outcomes:

Wave 1 platform foundation (Snowflake environments AWS S3 data lake Matillion/dbt/Collibra/Profisee CI/CD pipelines) delivered by Month 3 with no rework required
All 9 Wave 1 certified data products (CMD Life Finance Actuarial) achieve SLO targets: 99.9% completeness 99.5% accuracy end-to-end lineage in Collibra
Architecture standards and dbt/Matillion templates adopted consistently across all 5 delivery workstreams - no divergence in patterns
WinAIDM accelerator framework implemented and deployed and contributing to 40 50% reduction in data engineering effort vs. baseline
Client technical stakeholders describe WinWire as a trusted architecture guide - proactive decision-ready and commercially aware

Familiarity with ACORD Life & Annuity data standards and insurance domain concepts (Policy Claims Actuarial Reinsurance)
Experience with Profisee MDM or equivalent enterprise MDM platforms
Exposure to Snowflake Cortex AI AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot Azure OpenAI) or LLM-based data engineering accelerators
SnowPro Advanced certification (Data Engineer or Architect)