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Lead high-impact data architecture mandates for some of the world's most recognised brands and major enterprise accounts — including luxury, retail, and global B2B leaders. Work at the forefront of AI-augmented data engineering, leveraging the latest Snowflake Cortex capabilities. Collaborate with a senior network of data, AI, and strategy experts across Valtech's global practices. Shape how our clients' data teams operate — not just deliver a project but build lasting capability. Develop your consulting and technical expertise with full support from Valtech's Academy and community of practice.
Job Responsibility
Lead data architecture engagements as the primary client-facing consultant, owning the relationship with technical and business stakeholders
Define and communicate data strategies aligned with client business objectives — from initial framing to executive presentation
Facilitate workshops, conduct discovery sessions, and co-create transformation roadmaps with client teams
Coach and upskill client data engineers on modern data practices, AI tooling, and Snowflake Cortex capabilities
Serve as the escalation point for complex architectural decisions, ensuring alignment across business, IT, and data teams
Design and implement enterprise-grade Snowflake data architectures (data warehouse, data lakehouse, data mesh patterns)
Lead the adoption of Snowflake Cortex for AI-native use cases: LLM-powered pipelines, intelligent data agents, and automated data workflows
Define data modeling standards (dimensional modeling, data vault, star schema) and govern their application across teams
Architect and oversee scalable ELT pipelines using dbt, Fivetran, and custom connectors
Drive data governance, access controls, security, and cost management best practices within Snowflake
Implement data quality frameworks and observability tooling (Monte Carlo, Datafold) with full lineage tracking
Establish CI/CD practices and DevOps standards for data platform deployments
Requirements
+10 years of experience in data engineering or data architecture, with at least 5 years in a client-facing consulting or advisory role
Expert-level mastery of Snowflake: architecture, performance tuning, access controls, security, and Cortex AI features
Proven ability to lead complex data transformation programs from design through delivery
Strong experience with dbt, Fivetran/Stitch, Airflow, or equivalent orchestration tools
Deep knowledge of data modeling techniques and modern data stack best practices
Excellent communication and facilitation skills in French and English (C1) — able to present architecture choices to a CTO and explain them to a data engineer
Demonstrated ability to build trust with clients and drive organisational change
Nice to have
Hands-on experience with Snowflake Cortex AI features: LLM Functions, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Agents
Knowledge of agentic AI frameworks, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted data engineering workflows
Experience with reverse ETL platforms (Hightouch, Census) and CDP architectures
Familiarity with streaming data platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) and real-time data patterns
Cloud platforms experience (GCP, AWS, Azure) and their native data services
Knowledge of data catalog and governance tools (Alation, Collibra, DataHub)
SQL fluency and Python scripting proficiency
What we offer
Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent)
Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs
Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training and industry experts