Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.
We are looking for a world-class technical Senior Solutions Architect to be part of a team that is responsible for the technical deployments of Snowflake to our customers. The Sr. SA will work directly with customers and with customer system integrators to deploy Snowflake. This person must be a self-starter and used to a fast-paced, fun, energetic environment and comfortable with dealing with ambiguity. This person must also have a passion to solve unique world-changing technology problems. The Sr. SAt will be responsible for providing the technical expertise to make Snowflake’s customers successful.
This person will have a broad range of skills and experience ranging from data architecture to ETL, security, performance analysis, analytics, etc. He/she will have the insight to make the connection between a customer’s specific business problems and Snowflake’s solution, the customer-facing skills to communicate that connection and vision to a wide variety of technical and executive audiences, and the technical skills to be able to not only build demos and execute proof-of-concepts but also to provide consultative assistance on architecture and implementation.
The person we’re looking for shares our passion about reinventing the data platform and thrives in the dynamic environment. That means having the flexibility and willingness to jump in and get done what needs to be done to make Snowflake and our customers successful. It means keeping up to date on the ever-evolving technologies for data and analytics in order to be an authoritative resource for Snowflake, System Integrators and customers. And it means working collaboratively with a broad range of people both inside and outside the company.
AS A SENIOR SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:
May be named to several Snowflake customers
Lead technical pieces of client data warehouse implementations and on-boarding efforts
Work with the other Customer Engagement and Delivery matrix resources to ensure proper technical guidance, project management and functional support
Collaborate as needed with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Sales Engineering, and Professional Services teams
Help clients troubleshoot the implementation of the product within their systems
Identify, document, triage and track issues to ensure resolution
Work with Product Management and Support as necessary when a scoped implementation or product feature cannot be implemented or does not meet the client’s needs
Play an active role contributing to the growth and scalability of the Customer Delivery and Training and Education teams through robust documentation, continuous process optimization, and capability cross-training
Apply industry/domain/technology expertise to client implementations
Gather intelligent product feedback and recommendations from customers to design and inform new features and capabilities
OUR IDEAL SOLUTION ARCHITECT WILL HAVE:
12+ years of experience in a customer facing technical role
Strong database and data warehouse experience, including recent experience writing and tuning complex SQL queries
Experience and understanding of large-scale infrastructure-as-a-service platforms (e.g. Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack)
Experience implementing ETL pipelines using custom and packaged tools
Experience using AWS services such as S3, Kinesis, Elastic MapReduce, Data Pipeline
Presence: enthusiastic and high energy, but also poised, confident and extremely professional
Innovative and assertive, with the ability to pick up new technologies and assess situations quickly
Exercises listening, takes time to truly understand client needs and address them
Track record of delivering results in a dynamic enterprise or start-up environment
Experience working cross functionally with teams such as Support and Engineering
Strong sense of ownership and high attention to detail
Creative and analytical problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and meet stated quality objectives
BONUS POINTS FOR HAVING:
2+ years of practical Snowflake experience
OLAP Data modeling and data architecture experience
Hands-on experience with Python, Java or Scala.
Experience with non-relational platforms and tools for large-scale data processing (e.g. Hadoop, HBase)
Familiarity and experience with common BI and data exploration tools (e.g. MicroStrategy, Business Objects, Tableau); it is not expected you will be an expert with any integrated upstream or downstream tools used to access data in Snowflake
WHY JOIN OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE:
Unique opportunity to work on a truly disruptive software product
Get unique, hands-on experience with bleeding edge data warehouse technology
Develop, lead and execute an industry-changing initiative
Learn from the best! Join a dedicated, experienced team of professionals