Solutions Architect / Snowflake Cortex
Location: Germany (Remote/Hybrid)
Contract Length: 6 Months Initial Contract
Start Date: ASAP
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Snowflake Cortex Analyst / Solutions Architect to join a major enterprise client on an initial 6-month contract. This role requires a hands-on engineering professional with strong development, architecture, and system design capabilities.
The successful candidate will play a key role in designing and delivering modern data and AI solutions within the Snowflake ecosystem, with a particular focus on Snowflake Cortex, data engineering, and Generative AI use cases.
This is not a traditional advisory or consulting role. We are specifically looking for a technically strong individual who can architect solutions and actively contribute to development and implementation.
Key Responsibilities
* Design and implement scalable data platforms and analytics solutions using Snowflake.
* Develop and optimise data ingestion frameworks and data pipelines.
* Build and support Generative AI solutions leveraging Snowflake Cortex capabilities.
* Design and implement Cortex Search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
* Develop data transformation workflows using dbt.
* Work closely with engineering and business teams to gather requirements and deliver robust technical solutions.
* Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
* Provide technical leadership across Snowflake and AI-related initiatives.
Required Skills & Experience
Essential
* Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake and Snowflake Cortex.
* Proven background in Data Analytics and Data Engineering.
* Experience developing data ingestion solutions using:
* JavaScript
* Snowflake Scripting
* Strong experience building and maintaining enterprise data pipelines.
* Expertise with dbt.
* Experience designing and implementing Generative AI solutions.
* Strong knowledge of Cortex Search and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures.
* Experience with Snowpipe Streaming and real-time data processing.
* Strong software engineering and coding skills.
* Excellent system design and solution architecture experience.
* Ability to work independently in complex enterprise environments.
Desirable
* Network Security knowledge and experience.
* Exposure to OpenFlow technologies.
* Experience working within large-scale cloud data platforms.
* Knowledge of MLOps and AI solution deployment best practices.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical architect with a strong engineering mindset. You should be comfortable moving between architecture, design, and development activities while delivering production-grade solutions.
We are looking for someone who can:
* Design scalable enterprise architectures.
* Write and review code.
* Build robust data and AI solutions.
* Lead technical discussions with stakeholders and engineering teams.
* Drive best practices across Snowflake, data engineering, and GenAI initiatives.
If you have a strong Snowflake Cortex background and are looking for an exciting contract opportunity working on advanced AI and data solutions, we would like to hear from you.