Senior Lead – Snowflake & AI Engineering (Hybrid | 3 Days Onsite | Enterprise AI Initiatives)

Location: Chennai / Pune / Noida (Office Location) or Hyderabad (Client Location – shared during interview process)
Work Model: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite per Week
Employment Type: Permanent
Open Positions: 4
Experience Required: 7–12 Years

Immediate hiring need. We are actively shortlisting candidates — apply now to be considered.

About the Opportunity

Our client, a fast-growing technology consulting and analytics organization, is expanding its enterprise data and AI practice and seeking a Senior Lead – Snowflake & AI Engineering.

This is a high-impact leadership role focused on designing scalable Snowflake data platforms and building AI-powered conversational analytics solutions using LLM technologies.

You will lead architecture, mentor engineers, and deliver production-grade AI and data solutions for enterprise functions including HR, Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain.

If you enjoy building intelligent data ecosystems and enterprise-grade AI applications — this role is built for you.

Key Responsibilities

Snowflake Data Architecture & Engineering

- Design and optimize scalable data models (Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Vault)

- Build high-performance ELT pipelines using Snowflake-native capabilities

- Implement RBAC, governance frameworks, and security policies

- Perform performance tuning, clustering optimization, and warehouse sizing

- Drive cost-efficient Snowflake architecture decisions

AI Engineering & LLM Implementation

- Develop and deploy AI agents using Snowflake Cortex LLM or similar platforms

- Design Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) frameworks on enterprise datasets

- Build vector embeddings and semantic search layers

- Implement prompt engineering strategies with enterprise guardrails

- Ensure explainability, compliance, and security of AI outputs

Conversational Analytics Development

- Build natural language-driven enterprise analytics solutions





- Deliver persona-based insights for business stakeholders

- Integrate structured and semi-structured data sources

- Partner with BI/UI teams to enable insight consumption

Technical Leadership & Delivery Ownership

- Lead a team of 3–6 engineers

- Provide architectural guidance and conduct code reviews

- Own end-to-end solution delivery (design to deployment)

- Participate in sprint planning and stakeholder communication

- Mentor junior engineers on Snowflake and AI best practices

Business Collaboration

- Translate functional requirements into scalable analytical solutions

- Develop KPI frameworks aligned to business objectives

- Identify AI-driven automation opportunities across enterprise functions

Required Qualifications

- 7–12 years of experience in Data Engineering / Analytics Engineering / AI Engineering

- 4+ years of hands-on Snowflake Data Warehouse experience

- Strong dimensional data modeling expertise

- Experience building conversational AI or RAG-based systems

- Hands-on experience with Snowflake Cortex LLM or similar LLM platforms

- Strong SQL and Python proficiency

- Experience with data governance and performance optimization

- Background working in Agile delivery environments

Preferred Qualifications

- Snowflake Certification

- Exposure to MLOps and model deployment practices

- Functional domain experience in at least two areas: HR, Sales, Finance, or Supply Chain

Whats in It for You

Compensation: ₹25,00,000 – ₹38,00,000 (Based on experience)
Lead enterprise AI transformation initiatives
Work on cutting-edge LLM and Snowflake implementations
Leadership exposure with architectural ownership
Stable, long-term permanent opportunity
Enterprise-scale, cross-functional impact
Rapid-track career growth in AI and advanced analytics

This is a strategic, visible role with strong technical ownership and long-term growth potential.

Ready to take the lead in enterprise AI and Snowflake architecture?

Apply today — interviews are already underway.
We are actively shortlisting candidates with a 1-month notice period (serving notice preferred).

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