Snowflake Data Architect

The world of global advisory audit and tax compliance services for large multi-nationals is rapidly changing and heavily dependent on technology.

The KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a KPMG special purpose member firm offering a way for clients to leverage KPMG top talent and technology platforms through regional teams of specialists enabling economies of scale and a new way of working that expands beyond local capability

Together with KDN KPMG member firms can drive the sales and delivery of global solutions at a competitive price and in a repeatable and consistent manner. As a member of KDN youll be a part of the KPMG family working alongside some of our professions most skilled practitioners on rewarding programs and initiatives that are changing the way business operates delivering value to our clients and driving positive change in the communities we serve.

Youll be enabling KDN accelerate new ways of working using cutting-edge technology and working together with our member firms located in nearly 150 countries to help us achieve our ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm.

And through your work youll build a global network and unlock opportunities that you may not have thought possible with access to great support vast resources and an inclusive supportive environment to help you reach your full potential.

Our Cloud Services unit is focused on designing building securing and managing cloud native & hybrid platforms for the KPMG group of member firms as well as providing cloud advisory and engineering services to external clients.

We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Data Architect to join our Data and Analytics teams supporting large-scale transformation programs within the banking and financial services sector.

The role focuses on designing and delivering enterprise-grade data platforms and data products with a strong emphasis on regulatory compliance (BCBS 239) data quality data lineage and modern cloud architectures.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in Snowflake-based ecosystems with strong domain experience in banking data transformation and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement centralized Snowflake data platforms with standardized data models domain structures and reusable data products
• Architect endtoend data pipelines using modern zoned architectures (Bronze/Silver/Gold medallion)
• Drive scalable highperformance and costefficient Snowflake solutions
• Integrate data quality metadata and lineage into platform design
• Lead reporting transformation initiatives including legacy migrations and Power BI enablement
• Manage business use case lifecycle (intake prioritization tracking) within transformation programs
• Own requirements engineering including acceptance criteria source system mapping data dependencies and BCBS 239 alignment
• Coordinate delivery: testing defect management business acceptance golive readiness and postgolive support
• Design and implement data quality frameworks aligned with regulatory reporting (BCBS 239)
• Define and operationalize DQ rules controls KPIs and monitoring
• Ensure endtoend data lineage (business & technical field-level traceability)
• Standardize and implement reusable data integration services (batch streaming API/event-driven)
• Ensure reliable auditable pipelines with monitoring logging and error handling
• Support metadata management lineage integration and operational handover

What you bring in:

• Proven experience as a Data Architect in banking / financial services
• Strong expertise in regulatory data transformation and reporting (BCBS 239)
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake and cloud data architectures (AWS Azure or GCP)
• Solid background in data modeling (Data Vault domain-driven models) and enterprise data platforms / data products
• Experience with data integration (Kafka APIs batch) and modern ELT/ETL frameworks (dbt ADF Databricks)
• Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices for data platforms
• Strong knowledge of data governance data quality metadata and lineage tools
• Experience with financial data models (e.g. FSDM) and end-to-end reporting flows
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to operate across business and IT
• Experience delivering in agile environments (MVP-driven iterative delivery)
• Excellent communication documentation and coordination skills
• Experience with reporting migrations and enterprise transformation programs in banking

What we offer:

• The chance to work in a top talent team
• Attractive remuneration
• Build knowledge in cutting-edge technologies
• Opportunity for continuous training learning and certification
• Experience in an international and multicultural organization
• Work on challenging projects with clients in various industries around the globe
• Modern office environment
• Additional health insurance
• Life insurance
• 50 benefits and services to choose from
• Hybrid working policy