Solutions Architect

Snowflake is a cloud data platform that empowers enterprises to achieve their full potential. With a culture focused on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the ideal place to build big, move fast, and take technology—and careers—to the next level. We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join our Professional Services team and deploy Snowflake cloud products and services for customers. This role requires a hands‑on, self‑starter who loves solving innovative problems in a fast‑paced, agile environment. The ideal candidate can connect a specific business problem to Snowflake’s solution and communicate that connection to both technical and executive audiences. AS A SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL: Be a technical expert on all aspects of Snowflake Guide customers through the migration to Snowflake and develop methodologies to improve the migration process Deploy Snowflake following best practices, including ensuring knowledge transfer so that customers are properly enabled and able to extend Snowflake on their own Work hands‑on with customers to demonstrate and communicate implementation best practices on Snowflake technology Maintain a 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 Provide guidance on how to resolve customer‑specific technical challenges Support other members of the Professional Services team to develop their expertise Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to continuously improve Snowflake’s products and marketing OUR IDEAL SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT WILL HAVE: Minimum 10 years of experience working with customers in a pre‑sales or post‑sales technical role Experience migrating from one data platform to another and holistically addressing the unique challenges of moving to a new platform University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related fields, or equivalent experience Outstanding skills presenting to both technical and executive audiences, whether impromptu on a whiteboard or using presentations and demos Understanding of the complete data analytics stack and workflow, from ETL to data platform design to BI and analytics tools Strong skills in databases, data warehouses, and data processing Extensive hands‑on expertise with SQL and SQL analytics Experience and track record of success selling data and/or analytics software to enterprise customers; includes proven skills identifying key stakeholders, winning value propositions, and compelling events Extensive knowledge of and experience with large‑scale database technology (e.g. Netezza, Exadata, Teradata, Greenplum) Software development experience with C/C++ or Java. Scripting experience with Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash Ability and flexibility to travel to work with customers on‑site 25% of the time BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING: Experience with non‑relational platforms and tools for large‑scale data processing (e.g. Hadoop, HBase) Familiarity with common BI and data exploration tools (e.g. Microstrategy, Business Objects, Tableau) 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 Experience selling enterprise SaaS software Proven success at enterprise software WHY JOIN OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE? Unique opportunity to work on a truly disruptive software product Get 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. For jobs located in the United States, please visit the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Snowflake by 2x. #J-18808-Ljbffr