What are the responsibilities and job description for the Snowflake Cloud Architect position at Neos Consulting Group?
Job Description Summary
Neos, an Austin-based IT Staffing and Consulting firm, seeks a Snowflake Cloud Architect for a long-term contract with a client in Austin, TX. This role requires local candidates with 5 years of experience in Snowflake architecture, database design, API integration, cost optimization, and cloud data infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Assess and optimize Snowflake infrastructure for sustainability.
- Design, develop, and manage data models, pipelines, and integrations for structured and unstructured data.
- Build near real-time data pipelines for large datasets (e.g., GIS, geometric files).
- Leverage Python and related tools for machine learning and Snowflake integration.
- Develop cost optimization strategies and hybrid cloud solutions (e.g., Snowflake, AWS S3, RDS, Kinesis).
- Enable secure data sharing using APIs.
- Train staff and provide support for data science models and Snowflake usage.
Minimum Requirements
- 5 years of experience with Snowflake architecture, performance tuning, and migration.
- Proficiency in handling semi-structured data (e.g., JSON, XML) and Snowflake features (e.g., RBAC, zero-copy clone, time travel).
- Expertise in cloud technologies (AWS S3, EC2, Lambda, Redshift, etc.).
- Skilled in Python, PySpark, SnowSQL, and automation of monitoring processes.
Note: Applications should include a resume and contact details via the provided "apply" link.
