Solutions Architect, Migrations

parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), retirement plan

United States, Indiana

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.

Snowflake Professional Services is the implementation and strategy experts for the Snowflake platform. We engage with customers at all phases of the customer journey to optimize, accelerate, and achieve business outcomes. Our teams of Solutions Architects demonstrate technical leadership everyday by writing code, constructing solution architectures, and guiding customers through decision paths to achieve impactful outcomes. We advise everyone from developers through senior executives on how best to utilize Snowflake to make their business successful. Our Solution Architects are comfortable with change and live on the cutting edge of technology.

In this role, you will lead and execute complex migrations from legacy systems to the Snowflake platform. You will collaborate closely with customers and system integrators to understand their requirements, design robust migration strategies, and ensure seamless transitions with minimal disruption. Additionally, you will work with a diverse range of teams both inside and outside the company.

This role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States.

Build the future of the AI Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team.

Snowflake Professional Services is the implementation and strategy experts for the Snowflake platform. We engage with customers at all phases of the customer journey to optimize, accelerate, and achieve business outcomes. Our teams of Solutions Architects demonstrate technical leadership everyday by writing code, constructing solution architectures, and guiding customers through decision paths to achieve impactful outcomes. We advise everyone from developers through senior executives on how best to utilize Snowflake to make their business successful. Our Solution Architects are comfortable with change and live on the cutting edge of technology.

In this role, you will lead and execute complex migrations from legacy systems to the Snowflake platform. You will collaborate closely with customers and system integrators to understand their requirements, design robust migration strategies, and ensure seamless transitions with minimal disruption. Additionally, you will work with a diverse range of teams both inside and outside the company.

This role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States.

AS A SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT, MIGRATIONS, YOU WILL :

Design comprehensive migration plans and solutions tailored to the customer's needs and architecture, ensuring a seamless transition to Snowflake

Partner with our customers, acting as the technical expert for all aspects of Snowflake during implementation

Deploy Snowflake following best practices, including ensuring knowledge transfer so that customers are properly enabled and are able to extend the capabilities of Snowflake on their own

Maintain deep understanding of competitive and complementary technologies and vendors and how to position Snowflake in relation to them

Work with System Integrator consultants at a deep technical level to successfully position and deploy Snowflake in customer environments

Create presentations and document learnings from the project. Develop utilities and accelerators to streamline migration and related activities

Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to continuously improve Snowflake's products and marketing

OUR IDEAL SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT, MIGRATIONS, WILL HAVE :

Minimum 5 years of experience as a solutions architect, data architect, database administrator, or data engineer

Experience migrating from one data platform to another and holistically addressing the unique challenges of migrating to a new platform

Hands-on experience working with data warehouse systems including or similar to Snowflake, BigQuery, Teradata, Redshift, Netezza, SAP HANA, Greenplum, Exadata, etc.

End-to-end experience migrating on prem data warehouse solutions to the cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Outstanding skills presenting to both technical and executive audiences, whether impromptu on a whiteboard or using presentations and demos

Understanding of complete data analytics stack and workflow, from ETL to data platform design to BI and analytics tools

Extensive hands-on expertise with SQL and SQL analytics and scripting languages like Python, Bash, Shell etc.

University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

3 years of technical consulting experience

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. Power BI, Microstrategy, Business Objects, Tableau)

Experience and understanding of large-scale infrastructure-as-a-service platforms (e.g. Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP, OpenStack, etc.)

Experience implementing ETL pipelines using custom, packaged tools and software development experience using C / C++, Java etc.

SnowPro Core Certification

We accept applications for this role on an ongoing basis.

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company's confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company's data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we're scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information :

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role :

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $128,000 - $178,500.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes : medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

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