What are the responsibilities and job description for the ETL Architect(Snowflake) - 15+ Years exp required position at Cortex Consultants LLC?
Position : ETL Architect
Location : Windsor, Connecticut
Job Type : Contract
Job Roles and Responsibilities:
Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned ETL Architect to design and lead scalable data integration solutions for our enterprise Snowflake Data Warehouse. This role requires expertise in Snowflake along with hands-on experience in working with diverse data sources and ETL/ELT technologies. The architect will ensure efficient data movement, transformation, and governance across heterogeneous systems to support analytics and business intelligence initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement ETL/ELT architecture with Snowflake as the enterprise data warehouse.
- Integrate data from diverse sources (RDBMS, APIs, SaaS apps, flat files, streaming platforms, cloud services) into Snowflake.
- Define data integration best practices, including reusability, scalability, and cost optimization.
- Lead and mentor ETL/ELT developers in building robust pipelines.
- Optimize Snowflake performance (virtual warehouses, clustering, query tuning).
- Establish data quality, governance, and lineage frameworks.
- Collaborate with data architects, BI developers, and business stakeholders for end-to-end data delivery.
- Evaluate and implement ETL/ELT tools and automation frameworks suited for multiple source systems.
- Troubleshoot integration issues and define long-term solutions.
- Keep up to date with Snowflake features and emerging data integration technologies.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 10 years in ETL/ELT architecture and development.
- Strong expertise in Snowflake (warehouses, streams, tasks, snowpipe, data sharing).
- Proficiency in multiple ETL/ELT tools: Informatica, Talend, Matillion, SSIS, AWS Glue, DBT, Fivetran.
- Strong SQL and performance optimization skills.