Sr. Snowflake Technical Lead

About the Position

About the Role

As a Sr. Snowflake Technical Lead, you will make an impact by leading the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise-scale cloud data platforms built on Snowflake and AWS. You will be a valued member of the Data & Analytics team and work collaboratively with client stakeholders, architects, business leaders, and global delivery teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise Snowflake Data Warehouse and Lakehouse solutions.
• Partner directly with clients to facilitate solution workshops, architecture discussions, and requirements discovery sessions.
• Drive technical leadership across global onsite and offshore teams, ensuring high-quality delivery and adherence to project timelines.
• Establish and promote best practices for data engineering, data modeling, governance, security, performance optimization, and cost management.
• Provide hands-on leadership in Snowflake, dbt, AWS, Python, and modern data engineering technologies while mentoring engineering teams.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, and cloud data platform delivery.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing Snowflake solutions in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, star and snowflake schemas, Data Vault, and Lakehouse architectures.
• Hands-on experience with dbt, including model development, testing, deployment automation, and data transformation frameworks.
• Strong experience with AWS data services including S3, Glue, Lambda, Athena, Step Functions, IAM, and CloudWatch.
• Advanced SQL development and query optimization experience.
• Proficiency in Python for data processing, automation, integrations, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience leading distributed onsite-offshore teams in Agile delivery environments.
• Strong client-facing communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and lead architecture discussions.

Nice to Have

• Snowflake SnowPro Certification.
• AWS Certification, such as Solutions Architect or Data Engineer.
• Experience implementing Snowflake security, RBAC, governance, data sharing, and cost optimization frameworks.
• Experience with orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow.
• Experience with CI/CD tools including Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Experience supporting Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, or Healthcare clients.
• Experience contributing to solutioning, estimations, proposals, and pre-sales activities.
• Demonstrated success mentoring engineers and establishing technical standards and best practices across organizations.

We Offer

• Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary for this position is between $150,000 - $175,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
• Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

About the Company

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process, and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes, and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

Additional Employment Information

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Benefits that Help You Thrive and Grow

Our benefits program is built with you in mind-so you can enjoy a fulfilling, balanced, and healthy life.

Financial Wellbeing

We regularly review market data to ensure compensation reflects the value you bring. Your benefits extend beyond pay and may include retirement plans, financial education, etc.

Physical and Mental Health

We empower you to prioritize your wellbeing through paid time off, flexible working where possible, healthcare plans, counseling, our Mental Health Allyship program, and more.

Your Career, Your Way

With 350,000+ roles at Cognizant, you’ll have opportunities to explore new technologies, industries, and locations-and build the skills you need to grow your career.

Real-World Impact

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Your Path to Cognizant

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Step 2: Connect with Your Recruiter

If one of our recruiters sees a fit, they’ll set up a short intro call to learn more about you and how your experiences and skills match the role.

Step 3: Show Off Your Skills

If you and our team would like to continue the process, you’ll interview with our hiring team. Some roles may also require technical assessments and/or client interviews.

Step 4: Decision Time

Our team will then review each candidate’s potential to succeed in the role. This step may take some time because we want to find the right fit for both you and us-but you can count on us to keep you updated.