Job Description

Country/Region: IN
Requisition ID: 28576
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Location: INDIA - HYDERABAD - BIRLASOFT OFFICE

Title:

Architect

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Area(s) of responsibility

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bout 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.o



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



1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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