Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Analytics Architect role sits at the intersection of cloud data platforms and go to market execution, a common pressure point in modern SaaS where differentiation depends on enabling customers to operationalise data sharing and collaboration. The remit suggests a mature, enterprise focused SaaS environment, with solution engineering acting as the bridge between product capabilities and real world adoption across multiple stakeholders.
For a SaaS career, the work builds durable leverage in areas that travel well across data infrastructure companies: architecting reference solutions, shaping proofs of concept, and translating platform features into measurable outcomes. The emphasis on publishing reusable technical content also reflects how high performing SaaS organisations scale expertise, turning individual customer work into repeatable assets that improve field consistency and inform product direction.
This role tends to fit professionals who enjoy being the technical authority in customer conversations while staying close to internal product and engineering teams. It suits someone comfortable moving between whiteboarding, hands on prototyping, and executive level communication, and who prefers impact through enablement and adoption rather than pure feature delivery.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
Our Solution Engineering organization is seeking a Senior Data Platform Architect, Applied Field Engineering with an emphasis on data collaboration. This position will provide hands-on expertise and support while working with technical decision makers to design and architect Data Collaboration 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 Collaboration solutions.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO:
Be the technical expert in the room that positions Snowflake’s Collaboration features and value to technical stakeholders at Snowflake’s customers across the Americas.
Partner with Snowflake account team 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, like blog posts, presentations at conferences, or technical collateral like notebooks and demos.
Influence, tailor and maintain Solution Engineering Collaboration selling assets, including customer presentations, demonstrations, and customer stories.
ON DAY ONE, WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:
5+ years Data architecture experience
Understanding of how companies share data today
Curiosity and drive to help companies leverage the Snowflake Data Cloud
Strong presentation skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether whiteboarding sessions or formal readouts and demos.
Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred.
BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Hands on experience with building a listing on Snowflake Marketplace and/or Direct Data Sharing
1+ years of practical Snowflake experience.
Knowledge of and experience with large-scale database technology (e.g. Snowflake, Netezza, Exadata, Teradata, Greenplum, etc.)
Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
