Solutions Architect - Migrations

AS A SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:
· Be a technical expert on all aspects of Snowflake
· Guide customers through the process of migrating to Snowflake and develop methodologies to improve the migration process
· Deploy Snowflake following best practices, including ensuring knowledge transfer so that customers are properly enabled and are able to extend the capabilities of Snowflake on their own
· Work hands-on with customers to demonstrate and communicate implementation best practices on Snowflake technology
· Maintain deep understanding of competitive and complementary technologies and vendors and how to position Snowflake in relation to them
· Work with System Integrator consultants at a deep technical level to successfully position and deploy Snowflake in customer environments
· Provide guidance on how to resolve customer-specific technical challenges
· Support other members of the Professional Services team develop their expertise
· Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to continuously improve Snowflake’s products and marketing.


OUR IDEAL SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT WILL HAVE:
· Minimum 10 years of experience working with customers in a pre-sales or post-sales technical role
· Experience migrating from one data platform to another and holistically addressing the unique challenges of migrating to a new platform
· University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience
· Outstanding skills presenting to both technical and executive audiences, whether impromptu on a whiteboard or using presentations and demos
· Understanding of complete data analytics stack and workflow, from ETL to data platform design to BI and analytics tools
· Strong skills in databases, data warehouses, and data processing
· Extensive hands-on expertise with SQL and SQL analytics
· Experience and track record of success selling data and/or analytics software to enterprise customers; includes proven skills identifying key stakeholders, winning value propositions, and compelling events
· Extensive knowledge of and experience with large-scale database technology (e.g. Netezza, Exadata, Teradata, Greenplum, etc.)
· Software development experience with C/C++ or Java.Scripting experience with Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash.
· Ability and flexibility to travel to work with customers on-site