Snowflake
Solution Engineering
DataPlatformArchitect-AppliedFieldEngineering
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“Data Platform Architect - Applied Field Engineering at Snowflake. Skills: Data intensive Application architecture, SQL, SQL data modeling, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python. Convey the strategic advantages and technical application of Snowflake's capabilities for Applications, address client inquiries, and conduct follow-up engagements to facilitate sales progression. Articulate Snowflake's Application functionalities and provide a comparative analysis with competitor offerings for pro”
What You'll Achieve.
successful execution and customer adoption of Snowflake’s solutions; facilitate sales progression; prove the value of Snowflake’s capabilities; technical wins
Industry & Context.
solve problems and accelerate your impact; Recognize, address, and reconcile discrepancies; Provide comprehensive resolutions to client objections and concerns
follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data, abide by the company’s data security plan, keep customer information secure and confidential
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years Data intensive Application architecture experience, 5+ years of SQL and SQL data modeling, presentation skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether white boarding sessions or formal readouts and demos, Bachelor’s Degree required, Knowledge of and experience with Kubernetes or Docker, Familiar with architecting on cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), 3+ years of Python programming experience
Nice to Have
Masters Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred, AWS Solution Architect Associate or similar, Other programing languages experience (Java, JavaScript), Agentic applications and tools, Streamlit
What You'll Do.
Convey the strategic advantages and technical application of Snowflake's capabilities for Applications
address client inquiries
and conduct follow-up engagements to facilitate sales progression
Articulate Snowflake's Application functionalities and provide a comparative analysis with competitor offerings for prospective clients
Ascertain client-defined success metrics for the adoption and utilization of Snowflake's Application features
and reconcile discrepancies between Snowflake's methodologies and client-specific requisites concerning Application features
Provide comprehensive resolutions to client objections and concerns
Develop and deliver bespoke demonstrations that highlight Snowflake's value proposition
tailored to address specific client requirements pertaining to application functionalities
Demonstrate the ability to elucidate Snowflake's security
and governance considerations with respect to Applications
Be the technical expert in the room that positions Snowflake’s application features and value to technical stakeholders at Snowflake’s customers across the Americas
Partner with Snowflake account teams and customer champions to scope and drive POCs to success and technical wins that prove the value of Snowflake’s capabilities
including executive readouts and business value cases
Publish content that helps the team and company scale beyond your individual efforts
presentations at conferences
or technical collateral like notebooks and demos
Function as the principal technical authority
articulating Snowflake's application functionalities and value proposition to technical stakeholders within customer organizations across the Americas
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
works closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and the broader field organization; Partner with Snowflake account teams and customer champions
Communication Scope
presentation skills to both technical and executive audiences; Convey the strategic advantages and technical application of Snowflake's capabilities; Articulate Snowflake's Application functionalities; elucidate Snowflake's security, privacy, and governance considerations; articulating Snowflake's application functionalities and value proposition
Process & Methodology
scope and drive POCs to success
Full Job Description
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Build the future of the Data Cloud. Join the Snowflake team. Our Solution Engineering organization is seeking an Application Architect who can provide hands-on expertise and support while working with technical decision makers to design and architect analytical solutions built on the Snowflake Data Cloud. This is a strategic role that works closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and the broader field organization to ensure successful execution and customer adoption of Snowflake’s solutions. IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO: - Convey the strategic advantages and technical application of Snowflake's capabilities for Applications, address client inquiries, and conduct follow-up engagements to facilitate sales progression. - Articulate Snowflake's Application functionalities and provide a comparative analysis with competitor offerings for prospective clients. - Ascertain client-defined success metrics for the adoption and utilization of Snowflake's Application features. - Recognize, address, and reconcile discrepancies between Snowflake's methodologies and client-specific requisites concerning Application features. - Provide comprehensive resolutions to client objections and concerns. - Develop and deliver bespoke demonstrations that highlight Snowflak
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