Senior Snowflake Cortex AI & Analytics Architect

We are seeking a Senior Snowflake Cortex AI & Analytics Architect to serve as a senior subject matter expert (SME) for Snowflake Cortex and AI-driven analytics capabilities within a modern enterprise data platform. This role partners closely with existing Platform Architects, Snowflake Data Platform Architects, and AI-focused technical leaders to design, enable, and operationalize LLM-powered, AI-assisted, and advanced analytics use cases.

This individual is not the final architectural authority, but a highly experienced practitioner who works alongside platform and data leaders to ensure Cortex solutions are governed, scalable, explainable, and aligned to enterprise standards.

Scope, Accountability & Impact (Senior Level)

• Typically 7 10 years of experience across data platforms, analytics, or AI-adjacent architectures.
• 3+ years of hands-on Snowflake experience, including direct production experience with Snowflake Cortex.
• Designs and enables AI-driven and LLM-powered analytics within established platform guardrails.
• Escalates AI, data exposure, and governance risks to Platform Architects.

Key Responsibilities

Snowflake Cortex & AI Enablement

• Act as a Snowflake Cortex subject matter expert, working with other Cortex SMEs and Platform Architects to operationalize AI-driven and advanced analytics capabilities.
• Design and guide adoption of Cortex-powered analytics, LLM-assisted querying, and insight generation.
• Ensure Cortex usage aligns with security, governance, and enterprise data policies.

AI-Driven Analytics & Use Case Design

• Translate business problems into Cortex-enabled analytics solutions.
• Define patterns for AI-assisted analytics and natural-language interaction with governed data.
• Ensure AI outputs are explainable, auditable, and repeatable.

Data Semantics & AI Readiness

• Partner with Data Platform Architects to ensure semantic views and certified datasets are AI-ready.
• Advise on shaping medallion layers and curated views for Cortex consumption.

Governance, Risk & Responsible AI

• Collaborate with security and governance teams to define responsible AI guardrails.
• Support compliant and controlled adoption of Cortex capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Direct, hands-on experience with Snowflake Cortex (required).
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake as an enterprise analytics platform.
• Experience designing AI-assisted or advanced analytics on governed enterprise data.

Preferred / Strong Plus Qualifications

• Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud (Data 360).
• Experience with Salesforce Agentforce.
• Experience with equivalent native analytics or AI capabilities on other platforms.
• Snowflake certifications such as SnowPro Core and SnowPro Advanced Architect.