Snowflake Architect

London (Hybrid - 2-3 days per week)
£400 per day (Inside IR35)(open to negotiation depending on experience)

We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Architect to join a major enterprise data transformation programme. This role will be instrumental in designing and delivering modern cloud-native data platforms, driving best practice across architecture, data engineering, and stakeholder engagement.

Working within a collaborative Agile environment, you'll help shape enterprise-wide data solutions, leveraging Snowflake, dbt, and cloud technologies to deliver scalable, high-performance platforms that support critical business and reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise-scale data platforms using Snowflake.
• Define modern data architecture, modelling standards, and best practices.
• Lead the implementation of scalable cloud-native data solutions on AWS or Azure.
• Design and optimise ELT/ETL pipelines using dbt and modern data ingestion tools.
• Develop enterprise data models supporting analytics and reporting.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to Data Engineering teams.
• Engage with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive architecture standards, DevOps practices, automation, and CI/CD adoption.
• Support large-scale enterprise data transformation initiatives.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience designing Snowflake data platforms and architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with dbt (Cloud or Core).
• Experience with data ingestion technologies such as Fivetran, HVR, or similar.
• Advanced SQL and strong data modelling expertise.
• Strong understanding of Data Vault, Kimball methodology, and Lakehouse architecture.
• Experience designing cloud-native data platforms on AWS and/or Azure.
• Strong architecture, solution design, and technical leadership experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working within Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD environments.

Desirable

• Experience within Financial Services, Banking, or Insurance.
• Knowledge of financial data models, P&L, regulatory reporting, and enterprise reporting datasets.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale data transformation programmes.

If you're a Snowflake Architect with a passion for designing modern cloud data platforms and delivering enterprise-scale transformation, we'd love to hear from you.