Sr Architect

Area(s) of responsibility

About Us

Birlasoft, a global leader at the forefront of Cloud, AI, and Digital technologies, seamlessly blends domain expertise with enterprise solutions. The company’s consultative and design-thinking approach empowers societies worldwide, enhancing the efficiency and productivity of businesses. As part of the multibillion-dollar diversified CKA Birla Group, Birlasoft with its 12,000+ professionals, is committed to continuing the Group’s 170-year heritage of building sustainable communities.

Experience: 15+ years

Location: India, Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Snowflake Architect with 15+ years of expertise in data warehousing, cloud architecture, and Snowflake implementations. The ideal candidate will design, optimize, and manage large-scale Snowflake data platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and security. This role requires deep technical knowledge of Snowflake, cloud ecosystems, and data engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Snowflake Architecture & Design
• Lead the design and implementation of Snowflake data warehouses, data lakes, and data marts.
• Define best practices for Snowflake schema design, clustering, partitioning, and optimization.
• Architect multi-cloud (AWS) Snowflake deployments with seamless integration.
• Design data sharing, replication, and failover strategies for high availability.
• Performance Optimization & Scalability
• Optimize query performance using Snowflake features (warehouse sizing, caching, materialized views).
• Implement automated scaling strategies for dynamic workloads.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks in large-scale Snowflake environments.
• Data Integration & Pipeline Development
• Architect ETL/ELT pipelines using Snowflake, Coalesce and other tools.
• Integrate Snowflake with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI), ML platforms, and APIs.
• Implement CDC (Change Data Capture), streaming, and batch processing solutions.
• Security, Governance & Compliance
• Define RBAC, data masking, row-level security, and encryption policies in Snowflake.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and SOC2 regulations.
• Establish data lineage, cataloging, and auditing using Snowflake’s governance features.
• Team Leadership & Strategy
• Mentor data engineers, analysts, and developers on Snowflake best practices.
• Collaborate with C-level executives to align Snowflake strategy with business goals.
• Evaluate emerging trends (AI/ML in Snowflake, Iceberg tables, Unistore) for innovation.
  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 15+ years in data warehousing, cloud architecture, and database technologies.
• 8+ years of hands-on Snowflake architecture & administration experience.
• Expertise in SQL, Python for data processing.
  
  

Deep knowledge of Snowflake features (Time Travel, Zero-Copy Cloning, Snowpark, Streams & Tasks).

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS S3, Azure Blob)
• Strong understanding of data modeling (star schema, data vault, 3NF).
• Certifications: Snowflake Advanced Architect.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of DataOps, MLOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with DBT, Airflow, SSIS & IICS

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