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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Snowflake Data Architect - **Company:** Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $190,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Airflow, Apache HTTP Server, Application Frameworks, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Security, Disaster Recovery, Federated Identity Management, Role-Based Access Control, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Enterprise Data Management, Cloud Platform System, Snowflake, Data Lakes, Dynamic Data - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/F92C614DD71C49F283BBC38A794B6250/job/ ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or Enterprise Data Platforms. * 5+ years of hands-on Snowflake architecture and administration experience. * Experience implementing enterprise-scale Snowflake platforms supporting multiple business domains. * Experience designing secure and governed cloud-based data platforms., * SnowPro Advanced Architect, SnowPro Core, or Snowflake Specialty Certifications. * Experience implementing enterprise-scale dbt Cloud environments, including CI/CD, reusable frameworks, testing strategies, documentation, and lineage management. * Experience with Fivetran or other cloud-native ELT ingestion platforms. * Experience with Airflow/Astronomer for orchestration and workflow management. * Experience with Apache Iceberg, modern data lake architectures, and open table formats. ## Description Snowflake Platform Strategy & Architecture * Define the enterprise Snowflake architecture roadmap and target-state platform strategy. * Design Snowflake account structures, environment separation, and workload isolation strategies. * Develop standards for databases, schemas, warehouses, integrations, stages, streams, tasks, shares, and security objects. * Establish platform design principles focused on scalability, resiliency, governance, and operational excellence. * Lead architecture reviews and approve platform patterns, standards, and implementation approaches., * Lead Snowflake platform setup across Development, Testing, UAT, Disaster Recovery, and Production environments. * Design and implement account provisioning standards. * Establish enterprise naming conventions for databases, schemas, warehouses, roles, service accounts, and security objects. * Create and manage Snowflake warehouses, databases, schemas, users, grants, roles, and resource monitoring frameworks. * Define logical workload segmentation and compute allocation strategies. * Implement platform governance, capacity management, and operational controls from inception., * Design enterprise-grade RBAC models aligned with organizational structures and regulatory requirements. * Implement role hierarchy frameworks based on least-privilege principles. * Configure enterprise authentication mechanisms including SSO, SCIM, MFA, and federated identity integration. * Implement Dynamic Data Masking, Row Access Policies, Tag-Based Access Controls, and Object Ownership frameworks. * Define secure data-sharing architectures for internal and external consumers. * Ensure compliance with data privacy and regulatory requirements. ## Related Videos - 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