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dbt
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Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead / Principal Snowflake Engineer to architect and build scalable, enterprise-grade data platforms on Snowflake. This role will own the end-to-end data lifecycle, including ingestion, transformation, semantic layer implementation, and delivery of Front-end application.

You will act as a technical leader and architect, driving platform modernization, enforcing engineering standards, and ensuring performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Data Platform Architecture & Modernization

Design and build scalable Snowflake data platforms using best practices
Assess legacy systems and define modernization and migration strategies
Establish architectural standards, governance frameworks, and reusable patterns

Data Engineering & Integration

Develop end-to-end ELT pipelines from APIs, databases, SaaS platforms, and event streams
Build reliable connectors with robust error handling, retry logic, and data consistency
Transform raw data into clean, normalized, consumption-ready datasets

Data Modeling & Semantic Layer

Design dimensional data models (fact/dimension, star/snowflake schemas)
Implement business-friendly semantic layers aligned with enterprise reporting needs
Build aggregations, pre-computed metrics, and optimized data structures for analytics

Snowflake Engineering & Optimization

Develop advanced SQL transformations and implement performance tuning strategies
Manage warehouse sizing, workload optimization, and cost governance
Implement RBAC, data security, versioning, and data sharing mechanisms

BI & Analytics Enablement

Align Snowflake data models with Power BI (DirectQuery and Import models)
Optimize datasets for performance, scalability, and reporting efficiency

Data Quality, Observability & AI Enablement

Implement data validation, monitoring, and alerting frameworks
Ensure high reliability and trust in downstream data consumption
Leverage Snowflake Cortex, Agentic AI patterns, and AI tools to automate workflows and improve engineering productivity

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams
Collaborate with stakeholders to define business and technical requirements
Drive adoption of best practices in Snowflake and modern data engineering

Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or related roles
Strong expertise in Snowflake (data modeling, performance tuning, governance, security)
Proven experience building end-to-end data platforms from scratch
Deep knowledge of semantic layer design and BI alignment
Advanced SQL expertise (window functions, PIVOT, GROUPING SETS, etc.)
Experience with multi-source data integration (RDBMS, APIs, SaaS, streaming)
Strong cloud expertise (Azure/AWS) with Snowflake integration
Proficiency in Python for data engineering and automation
Familiarity with Agentic AI concepts and AI-driven tools to improve development efficiency and automation

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with dbt (models, testing, lineage, documentation)
Exposure to data observability tools (SODA.)
Experience with SnapLogic, AWS S3, or equivalent services
Experience with Snowflake Cortex / AI-based workflows
Domain experience in Operation Data ( Cloud FinOps, AI Tool Ops, Managed Services Data, Agile Delivery Data will be Advantage.

Success Criteria

Ability to design, architect, and deliver Snowflake platforms end-to-end
Strong focus on performance, scalability, and cost optimization
Expertise in data modeling and semantic layer implementation
Demonstrated technical leadership and stakeholder management

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Dice Id: 10126072
Position Id: 9030480
Posted 20 hours ago

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