Data Architect – Snowflake, AWS, DBT
Posted Today by Smartedge Solutions
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Data Architect – Snowflake, AWS, DBT involves designing and optimizing scalable enterprise data platforms using Snowflake on AWS and DBT. The candidate will lead architecture and governance standards while providing technical leadership to data engineering and analytics teams. The position requires extensive experience in data engineering, cloud data platforms, and familiarity with AI/ML data initiatives, particularly in the hospitality sector. The role is based in Hemel Hempstead, UK, with hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and lead the architecture and design of enterprise data platforms using Snowflake on AWS.
- Architect scalable data ingestion frameworks for integrating multiple source systems into the cloud data platform.
- Design and govern data transformation frameworks using DBT.
- Define and enforce data modelling standards including dimensional modelling, star schema, and enterprise data models.
- Lead architecture reviews and solution design discussions for new data initiatives.
- Optimize Snowflake performance, workload management, and cost governance.
- Establish data governance frameworks including access control, data security, and compliance standards.
- Design and support AI/ML-ready data architecture for advanced analytics and predictive modelling.
- Provide architectural guidance to data engineering, BI, and analytics teams.
- Design architecture to support data consumption for reporting systems, operational applications, and analytics platforms.
- Implement automation, orchestration, and scalable pipeline frameworks using tools such as Apache Airflow.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to align the data platform with enterprise data strategy.
- Support hospitality analytics use cases, including guest behaviour analysis, booking trends, revenue analytics, and operational reporting.
Key Skills:
- Strong expertise in Snowflake architecture, performance tuning, data sharing, security, and workload optimization.
- Strong experience with Amazon Web Services, including S3, IAM, AWS Glue, Lambda, and CloudWatch.
- 12+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Cloud Data Platforms, and Enterprise Analytics solutions.
- Experience in designing and optimizing scalable enterprise data platforms.
- Familiarity with AI/ML data platforms and experience in the hospitality domain.
- Ability to define data governance frameworks and enforce data modelling standards.
- Technical leadership skills to guide data engineering and analytics teams.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Hemel Hempstead
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Smartedge’s Client is looking for an individual to help with their Data Architect – Snowflake, AWS, DBT @ Hemel Hempstead, UK (Hybrid Working)
Key area: Strong experience on Data Architect – Snowflake, AWS, DBT
12+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Cloud Data Platforms, and Enterprise Analytics solutions, with strong expertise in modern cloud data architectures.
We are seeking an experienced Data Architect with strong expertise in Snowflake on Amazon Web Services and DBT to design, architect, and optimize scalable enterprise data platforms.
The role involves defining data platform architecture, governance standards, and scalable data transformation frameworks, while ensuring high performance, security, and cost efficiency.
The architect will provide technical leadership to data engineering and analytics teams and ensure the platform supports enterprise reporting, advanced analytics, and AI/ML initiatives.
The ideal candidate should also have exposure to AI/ML data platforms and experience in the hospitality domain, supporting systems such as reservations, guest management, and operational analytics.
Define and lead the architecture and design of enterprise data platforms using Snowflake on AWS.
Architect scalable data ingestion frameworks for integrating multiple source systems into the cloud data platform.
Design and govern data transformation frameworks using DBT.
Define and enforce data modelling standards including dimensional modelling, star schema, and enterprise data models.
Lead architecture reviews and solution design discussions for new data initiatives.
Optimize Snowflake performance, workload management, and cost governance.
Establish data governance frameworks including access control, data security, and compliance standards.
Design and support AI/ML-ready data architecture for advanced analytics and predictive modelling.
Provide architectural guidance to data engineering, BI, and analytics teams.
Design architecture to support data consumption for reporting systems, operational applications, and analytics platforms.
Implement automation, orchestration, and scalable pipeline frameworks using tools such as Apache Airflow.
Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to align the data platform with enterprise data strategy.
Support hospitality analytics use cases, including guest behaviour analysis, booking trends, revenue analytics, and operational reporting.
Data Platform
Strong expertise in Snowflake
Deep knowledge of Snowflake architecture, performance tuning, data sharing, security, and workload optimization.
Cloud Platform
Strong experience with Amazon Web Services, including:
- S3
- IAM
- AWS Glue
- Lambda
- CloudWatch
If this sounds like a role you would be interested in or if you know someone in this field. Connect with me or email me at vineetha.s@smartedgesolutions.co.uk Alternatively, you can call me on Tel: +44(0)203 500 2108.