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Snowflake

Principal Technical Architect

Boston, MA · On-site

$166K - $218K/yr

We are hiring a Principal Technical Architect for our Services Delivery team. This is one of the most senior technical roles in the SD organization. You will define how we deliver at scale, set the ...

Snowflake, Inc

Principal Technical Architect

Boston, MA · On-site

$166 - $218.40/hr

We are hiring a Principal Technical Architect for our Services Delivery team. This is one of the most senior technical roles in the SD organization. You will define how we deliver at scale, set the ...

Genpact

Principal Technical Architect

New York, NY · On-site

Principal Technical Architect Ready to turn bold ideas into real-world impact? At Genpact, we don't just adapt to change, we lead it. AI and digital innovation are transforming the way businesses ...

OutSystems

Principal Technical Architect

Boston, MA · On-site +1

$153K - $186K/yr

As a Technical Architect, you are the trusted technical advisor who owns the solution architecture and sets the quality bar for every engagement. You will work at the leading edge of Agentic Systems ...

Snowflake

Principal Technical Architect - AI/ML

New York, NY · On-site +1

$196K - $257K/yr

Principal Technical Architect - AI/ML LEAD. STRATEGIZE. TRANSFORM. SUMMARY: Recognized expert and strategic technical advisor resolving critical, wide-ranging design matters for legacy modernization ...

Kestra Holdings

Lead Technical Architect

Tempe, AZ · On-site

The Lead Technical Architect will serve as the principal technical authority, responsible for designing, implementing, and governing complex Salesforce solutions and integrations that meet enterprise ...

AHEAD

Principal Technical Consultant - EHR Architect

$240K - $290K/yr

The Principal Technical Consultant works as part of the consulting team to lead the development ... Define and maintain the architectural blueprint for the Epic platform, including ODBA (Database ...

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A Principal Technical Architect plays a central role in cross-functional collaboration, working closely with product managers, development teams, operations, and business stakeholders. They are often responsible for aligning technical solutions with business goals, facilitating design reviews, and ensuring architectural consistency across multiple teams. This role involves regular communication to resolve technical challenges, mentor other architects or engineers, and guide the adoption of best practices throughout the project lifecycle. Effective collaboration is key to ensuring the successful delivery of complex, enterprise-level solutions.

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A Principal Technical Architect is a senior-level professional responsible for designing and overseeing the overall technical architecture of large-scale systems or projects within an organization. They provide strategic direction, set technology standards, and ensure that solutions align with business objectives and technical requirements. Principal Technical Architects often lead technical teams, mentor other architects and engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable, and secure systems.
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Principal Technical Architect

Principal Technical Architect

Snowflake

Boston, MA • On-site

$166K - $218K/yr

Full-time

Posted 16 days ago

Job description

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don't just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset - who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
We are hiring a Principal Technical Architect for our Services Delivery team. This is one of the most senior technical roles in the SD organization. You will define how we deliver at scale, set the architectural standards that our entire practice builds on, and engage with our most strategic customers at the highest levels of technical complexity. Your work will shape both what we build for customers and how we grow as a SD organization.
AS A PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL ARCHITECT AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:
Practice Leadership and Standards
  • Define the architectural frameworks, delivery standards, and technical methodologies that guide how the Services Delivery organization operates across engagements
  • Own the development of the SD technical practice in one or more domains (AI/ML, data platform, cloud migration, MLOps), establishing reference architectures, repeatable delivery patterns, and capability accelerators
  • Identify and close capability gaps across the SD team, driving investments in tooling, enablement, and institutional knowledge
  • Represent the SD technical perspective in cross-functional planning with product, engineering, and field leadership

Strategic Customer Engagement
  • Engage directly with the most complex and strategically significant customer opportunities, providing principal-level technical guidance that other architects build around
  • Advise C-level and senior executive stakeholders on platform architecture, AI strategy, and long-term technology direction in the context of Snowflake's capabilities
  • Own technical outcomes for enterprise programs where delivery risk is highest, personally driving resolution of the most difficult architectural and integration challenges
  • Translate emerging Snowflake capabilities into actionable strategic advantage for key customers before those capabilities are broadly adopted

External Influence and Thought Leadership
  • Represent Snowflake's technical depth externally through conference presentations, published content, customer advisory boards, and industry forums
  • Build Snowflake's reputation as a trusted technical partner in the AI and data platform ecosystem
  • Channel field intelligence from strategic engagements back into Snowflake's product organization to influence roadmap decisions

Organizational Development
  • Mentor senior architects and technical leads across the SD practice, raising the technical ceiling of the broader team
  • Partner with SD leadership on hiring, technical calibration, and the development of architectural career paths
  • Drive adoption of AI-native delivery practices within the SD organization, setting the standard for how the team uses AI to accelerate and improve customer outcomes

OUR IDEAL PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL ARCHITECT WILL HAVE:
  • BA/BS in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of experience in senior technical architecture, data platform consulting, or a principal-level customer-facing technical role
  • Recognized expertise across the full modern data and AI stack, with deep hands-on Snowflake experience including advanced platform governance, performance architecture, and multi-cloud deployment patterns
  • A track record of defining architectural standards or technical methodologies adopted across a large organization or practice
  • Deep expertise in the AI/ML lifecycle at enterprise scale, including production MLOps, model governance, responsible AI frameworks, and generative AI architectures
  • Demonstrated ability to influence product strategy, organizational direction, or market positioning through technical leadership
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python at a level sufficient to architect, review, and advise on production systems
  • Experience engaging C-level and senior executive audiences on complex technology decisions, with a track record of translating technical depth into executive clarity
  • Ability to hold and defend strong technical positions in ambiguous, high-stakes environments

BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
  • Published technical work, conference presentations, or recognized industry contributions in data, AI/ML, or cloud architecture
  • Experience building or scaling a technical practice, Center of Excellence, or architecture function across a large organization
  • Background in a principal or distinguished engineer role at a product-led technology company
  • Advanced cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent)
  • Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Certification(s)
  • Deep industry vertical expertise across multiple verticals (e.g., Financial Services, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment, Public Sector)
  • Experience contributing to open source projects or co-authoring technical standards

WHY JOIN OUR SERVICES DELIVERY TEAM AT SNOWFLAKE?
This is a role for someone who wants to build something, not just deliver into it. As a Principal Technical Architect, you will have a direct line from your work to how our entire SD practice thinks, delivers, and grows. You will define the standards others follow, engage with the hardest problems our most sophisticated customers bring to us, and have a genuine voice in how Snowflake's product evolves based on what you see in the field.
The role combines the intellectual depth of principal-level architecture work with the organizational impact of building a practice at scale. If you are at a point in your career where individual delivery is no longer enough and you want your influence to operate at the level of the entire PS organization and beyond, this is the role for you.
How do you want to make your impact?
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

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