Senior Partner Data Cloud Architect, Apps

Overview

Senior Partner Data Cloud Architect, Apps - APJ at Snowflake. Snowflake is rapidly growing our partner Go-To-Market initiatives. We are looking for a self-driven, go-getter to grow partnerships, build capabilities, and deliver solutions that support business growth initiatives. The ideal candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. The role involves engaging with both technical and executive audiences using whiteboarding, presentations, and demos to build mindshare among Snowflake partners. The role also involves collaborating with strategic Data Cloud Product partners who are investing in cloud-native SaaS offerings on Snowflake and working closely with data app providers.

Given the complexity and strategic nature of this role, it requires a candidate with deep technical expertise and a proven track record of successfully working with large partners to create technical champions and deliver impactful results.

In this role you will get to

• Run training sessions, workshops, and webinars to help Partners become proficient in Snowflake.
• Help Solution Providers/Practice Leads with technical strategies that enable them to sell their offerings on Snowflake.
• Keep Partners up to date on key Snowflake product updates and future roadmaps to help them represent Snowflake to their clients about latest technology solutions and benefits.
• Run technical enablement programs to provide best practices and solution design workshops to help Partners create effective solutions.
• Drive strategic engagements by quickly grasping new concepts and articulating their business value.
• Showcase the impact of Snowflake through compelling customer success stories and case studies.
• Understand how Partners generate revenue through Industry priorities and complexities, and influence where Snowflake products can have the most impact for their product/services.
• Lead technical and executive presentations, from deep-dives with technologists to strategic discussions with C-level audiences.
• Contribute to the creation of reference architectures, blueprints, best practices, etc. to enable internal stakeholders and Snowflake-powered programs.
• Develop technical skills in data processing, Python/Snowpark, and other open-source libraries; dockerize applications and run Docker images inside Snowflake.
• Build industry solutions based on partner and customer requirements; develop Gen AI-based applications and deploy ML models in Snowflake.
• Work across Asia Pacific and Japan regions with up to 40% travel time.

Our ideal Data Cloud Architect will

• Have technical, product, and architectural expertise with the Partner community.
• Have experience with databases (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, NoSQL) and data warehouses (e.g., Azure Synapse, Redshift, BigQuery).
• Have working knowledge of Snowflake product updates and best practices.
• Have 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Have hands-on experience in Data Engineering, Spark, and Big Data.
• Have experience with Docker and deploying Python-based applications; knowledge of container networking and Kubernetes.
• Have knowledge of APIs and proficiency in Agile, CI/CD, DataOps, and MLOps.
• Have familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, and GCP) and distributed computing.
• Have problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Have experience with Big Data or Cloud integration technologies (e.g., Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda).
• Industry experience in Education, Federal, Financial Services, Healthcare & Lifesciences, Insurance, Advanced Media, Retail CPG, Technology, and Telecom is a plus.
• Have knowledge of ML development and Generative AI, including deployment of ML models to production.
• Have knowledge and experience with regional diversity (e.g., Australia, New Zealand, SEA, Japan, Korea, India) is a plus.

Snowflake is growing fast and scaling our team to support growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development

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

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