Luxoft is seeking a highly experienced Lead Snowflake Expert to design and deliver a next‑generation cloud data warehouse and integration platform. This is a critical technical leadership role at the heart of a scalable, secure, and high‑performance data ecosystem that underpins a portfolio management platform used by global asset managers.
You will own the architecture and hands‑on delivery of a Snowflake‑based data platform, working closely with engineering, product, and client teams to build robust data pipelines, seamless integrations, and best‑in‑class data governance.
What You’ll Be Doing
Architecture & Design
* Define and own the end‑to‑end Snowflake data architecture, including data modelling, storage, and compute strategies
* Design scalable ELT/ETL frameworks for ingesting data from internal systems, third‑party providers, and client sources
* Establish best practices for performance optimisation, cost control, and security
Implementation & Delivery
* Lead hands‑on development of Snowflake solutions (schemas, transformations, pipelines)
* Build and optimise batch and near‑real‑time ingestion pipelines
* Integrate Snowflake with upstream and downstream systems (APIs, data lakes, BI/reporting tools)
Data Integration & Financial Data Expertise
* Design robust ingestion and normalisation of financial datasets (positions, transactions, market data, pricing, reference data)
* Ensure strong data consistency, lineage, and traceability across portfolio management workflows
Governance & Security
* Implement data governance frameworks including access control, auditing, and data quality monitoring
* Ensure compliance with financial data regulations and client security requirements
Leadership & Collaboration
* Act as technical lead across the delivery lifecycle, mentoring engineers and promoting best practices
* Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and client stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
* Influence tooling, standards, and technology direction across the data platform
What We’re Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience
* Deep, hands‑on expertise with Snowflake, including architecture, performance tuning, and cost optimisation
* Strong knowledge of Snowflake features such as Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, data sharing, and zero‑copy cloning
* Proven experience designing and building enterprise‑scale data warehouses
* Excellent SQL skills and experience with modern ELT tools (e.g. dbt, Airflow, or similar)
* Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
* Strong background building data pipelines and system integrations (APIs, message queues, file‑based ingestion)
* Experience handling semi‑structured data (JSON, Parquet, Avro)
* Strong software engineering mindset: CI/CD, testing, version control, infrastructure‑as‑code
* Ability to balance architectural leadership with hands‑on delivery
Highly Preferred / Nice to Have
* Financial services experience, particularly asset management data models (portfolios, holdings, trades, valuations)
* Understanding of market data vendors and financial data workflows
* Experience with data cataloguing and governance tools
* Familiarity with real‑time streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka)
* Exposure to regulatory reporting or risk analytics platforms
* Experience working in a SaaS or product‑led environment
Why Join Luxoft?
* Lead the design of mission‑critical data platforms used by global financial institutions
* Work on complex, high‑impact data and cloud programmes
* Collaborate with top‑tier engineers, architects, and clients