Senior Snowflake Cloud Architect

USEReady is a data and analytics firm that provides the strategies, tools, capability, and capacity that businesses need to turn their data into a competitive advantage.

USEReady partners with cloud and data ecosystem leaders like Tableau, Salesforce, Snowflake and Amazon Web Services, and has been named Tableau partner of the year multiple times.

We are seeking a distinguished Principal Snowflake Architect to act as a Trusted Advisor and Global Evangelist for our data practice, focusing specifically on the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector.

This role requires a rare blend of deep, hands-on architectural expertise (15+ years of data experience, 6+ years on Snowflake) and proven thought leadership (Snowflake Data Superhero profile, speaker, multiple certifications). You will be responsible for defining our most complex customer data strategies and elevating our brand reputation through community engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Architecture & Advisory (BFSI Core)

• Solution Articulation : Serve as the lead technical consultant, translating complex C-level banking business challenges (e.G., regulatory change, real-time risk modeling, customer 360) into clear, scalable, and secure Snowflake Data Cloud solutions .
• Architecture Design : Define the target state architecture for large-scale data migrations from legacy systems (Teradata, Oracle) to Snowflake, ensuring performance, cost efficiency, and security best practices.
• Security & Compliance : Design and enforce data governance frameworks within Snowflake to meet stringent BFSI regulatory requirements (e.G., AML, KYC, Basel III, CCPA / GDPR ) using features like Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Dynamic Data Masking, and External Tokenization.
• Emerging Tech : Lead the adoption and application of Snowpark (Python, Scala, Java), Snowpipe Streaming, and the Native Application Framework for advanced financial analytics, AI / ML, and data monetization strategies.

Community Leadership & Thought Evangelism

Key Competencies (Solution Articulation)

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