Descripción
As a Snowflake Data Architect, you will lead the migration of a financial services client from Markit EDM to Snowflake, working onsite in Geneva on a two- to three-month fixed-term assignment. Beyond the migration, you will build a data platform that can scale to enterprise-wide use. Your technical choices will shape how the platform supports new use cases as the business grows. You will also coach client teams so they can run and evolve the platform after the assignment.ResponsibilitiesAct as the subject-matter expert, architect and lead engineer for the clientDesign the target architecture, including account and environment strategyDefine security, role-based access control (RBAC) and cost governanceSet up environments, CI/CD pipelines and coding standardsDefine the dbt project structure, data model and transformation layersLead the technical design and execution of the Markit EDM to Snowflake migrationBuild foundations that support use cases beyond the migrationCoach client teams on best practices to drive adoptionHand over documentation and runbooks at the end of the assignmentRequirementsProven track record designing enterprise data platforms as a data solution architectDeep, hands-on expertise setting up Snowflake environments from scratchStrong hands-on experience structuring dbt projects, data models and deployment pipelinesAbility to work hands-on as both architect and lead engineerConfidence advising and working alongside client stakeholdersAvailability to start in November 2026 and work onsite in Geneva for two to three monthsFluent EnglishNice to haveExperience with Markit EDM, ideally migrating away from itBackground in asset management or other financial servicesSnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced: Architect certificationProfessional working proficiency in French