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Principal Data Architect - SnowflakeContract to HireHybrid - 1x/week onsite in Coppell, TXMUST BE LOCAL TO DFW AREARemember to check your CV before applying Also, ensure you read through all the requirements related to this role.Our client is looking for an experienced and mission-driven Senior Principal to join their Platform Data Engineering team. The role will report directly to the VP of Enterprise Architecture & Data Engineering and join the company's transformative IT team. You will be responsible for developing and mentoring a highly motivated group of data engineers covering multiple disciplines, refining the company's transformative systems to meet its customer's needs, and contributing to the strategic direction of the business.Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesArchitects develop and implement Data Engineering strategies to support organizational initiatives.Leads the architecture function of the Data Engineering (Pipeline) teamProvides leadership and mentorship to data Engineering staff.Lead teams of data & analytics engineers that build, manage, and support enterprise data warehouse and analytics technology infrastructure, tools, and productsInform and influence the overall Enterprise Data technology vision.Accelerate building and improving capabilities centered around data and analytics, such as foundational data assets, data engineering pipelines, data platforms, and products.Build cross-functional relationships with Business product owners, data scientists, and analysts to understand product needs and delivery expectations.Oversee compliance reviews, including partnering with Information security and privacy teams on policy content, creation, maintenance, and awareness to ensure our customer data is secure and protected from unauthorized access.Stay informed on strategic & emerging trends in the Data and Analytics world, lead proofs of concept, and continuously drive innovation across the data and analytics teams.Education & Experience 10+ years of Tech Industry experience and have prior experience in architecting and implementing data strategiesExpertise with Snowflake3+ years of architecture experienceData Warehousing Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, Redshift, Teradata, etc.Experience with Big Data Technologies (NoSQL databases, Hadoop, Hive, Hbase, Pig, Spark, Elasticsearch, Databricks, etc.)Experience with BigQuery preferredExperience with confluent Kafka real-time data processing and API platforms.Experience with a breadth of Data Integration tools, Databases, Big Data Platforms, Cloud-based data platforms and Data Streaming technologies, Cloud Azure and GCP platformsExpert/Advanced level experience with ETL technologies, Data Streaming using integration patterns like Kafka, Spark StreamingExperience in architecting data pipelines and solutions for streaming and batch integrations using tools/frameworks like dbt, Talend, Azure Data Factory, Spark, Spark Streaming, etc.Experience in building from the ground up a modern next-generation data warehouse platform