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The Jupiter Group

Snowflake Data Architect

The Jupiter Group, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246

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We are seeking an experienced Snowflake Data Architect to own the design, development, and operationalization of a modern cloud data platform that powers

board-level financial dashboards

(Net Revenue, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, etc.). You will lead Snowflake environment design, write production-grade SQL, build robust

dbt

transformation pipelines, and contribute light-weight Python utilities that automate quality checks and CI/CD. A solid grasp of

financial consolidations, inter-company eliminations, and multi-currency reporting

is essential so you can partner effectively with FP&A, Accounting, and Executive stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Area What Youll Do * Design Snowflake schemas (star, Data Vault or medallion) aligned to GAAP/IFRS reporting structures. * Translate chart-of-accounts, legal entities, and consolidation hierarchies into scalable dimensional models. * Build and maintain dbt models (staging ? marts) with rigorous tests, documentation, and Slim-CI. * Author complex, performance-tuned SQL (windowing, CTEs, semi-structured VARIANT) to aggregate Net Revenue, EBITDA, and Cash-Flow statements. * Implement SCD-2 and snapshot patterns for time-series finance data. Automation & Governance * Develop lightweight Python scripts (Airflow operators, Great Expectations, or custom Snowpark) for data quality, orchestration, and metadata lineage. * Enforce role-based access, masking, and tag-based governance for confidential financial data. Performance & Operations * Optimize Snowflake warehouses (clustering, caching, auto-suspend) to meet sub-second dashboard SLAs. * Establish monitoring, cost-usage analytics, and incident playbooks. * Mentor junior engineers, review dbt PRs, and evangelize best practices. * Partner with FP&A to interpret eliminations logic, currency conversion, and minority interest adjustments. * Present technical trade-offs and roadmap status to the Data Platform Director and CFOs staff. Minimum Qualifications 10+ years

end-to-end data engineering experience,

3+ years Snowflake

(enterprise scale). 4+ dbt projects

in production (or 3 if each >12 months, multi-domain). Working Python (Snowpark, pandas) for ELT helpers and test harnesses. Proven delivery of executive-grade

financial dashboards

or data martsmust demonstrate understanding of eliminations, inter-company balances, multi-GAAP roll-ups. CI/CD with Git, dbt Cloud/CLI, and at least one orchestrator (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster). Cloud experience (AWS preferred: S3, IAM, Glue, Lambda or Step Functions). Strong communication skills: can brief non-technical finance leaders yet dive deep with architects. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Finance/Accounting; MS or MBA a plus. Preferred / Nice-to-Have Snowflake Snowpipe, Stream-&-Task, Dynamic Tables. Experience integrating SAP, Oracle E-Biz, or Workday Financials. Exposure to BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) and semantic layers (Cube, ThoughtSpot). Accounting / CPA coursework or hands-on consolidation system (OneStream, HFM). Great Expectations, Soda, or Monte Carlo for data observability. Seniority level

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