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AWS Solution Architect - Data Foundation (Snowflake)

Cogency

Job Title: AWS Solution Architect – Data Foundation (Snowflake)

Company: Cogency Inc.

Location: Toronto (Hybrid – 4 Days Onsite Mandatory)

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Role Summary

Cogency Inc. is seeking a highly experienced AWS Solution Architect to design and build a scalable, secure, and enterprise-grade data foundation layer leveraging Snowflake on AWS .

This role will be responsible for defining target data architecture and enabling data ingestion, storage, governance, and consumption for analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases within a banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

  • Design end-to-end data architecture on AWS using Snowflake as the core data platform
  • Define data foundation layers (ingestion → storage → transformation → consumption)
  • Establish reference architectures, design patterns, and enterprise standards

AWS Cloud & Platform Engineering

  • Architect scalable solutions using AWS services (S3, EMR, EKS, Lambda, IAM, VPC)
  • Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of cloud platforms
  • Ensure high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery strategies

Snowflake Data Platform

  • Design Snowflake architecture including databases, schemas, and virtual warehouses
  • Implement secure data sharing and access control mechanisms
  • Develop and optimize data models and ELT/ETL pipelines
  • Perform performance tuning and workload management

Data Ingestion & Integration

  • Design and implement pipelines for:
  • Batch and real-time data ingestion
  • Structured and semi-structured data processing
  • Integrate with upstream and downstream systems:
  • Core banking platforms
  • APIs and external data sources

Analytics & Consumption Layer

  • Enable data access for:
  • BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)
  • Advanced analytics and AI/ML platforms
  • Define semantic layers, data marts, and reporting structures

DevOps & Automation

  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for data and infrastructure
  • Utilize Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Promote DevSecOps best practices and automation

Required Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Experience

  • 10+ years of IT experience, including:
  • 5+ years in AWS cloud architecture
  • 3+ years of hands-on Snowflake implementation
  • Experience in banking or financial services preferred

Technical Skills

  • Strong expertise in:
  • AWS (S3, EMR, EKS, Lambda, IAM, VPC)
  • Snowflake (SQL, Scala, Java)
  • Experience with:
  • Data modeling methodologies (Kimball, Data Vault)
  • Streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis)
  • Data platforms such as Quantexa (architecture & implementation)

Certifications (Preferred)

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional)
  • Snowflake SnowPro Certification

Nice to Have (Banking Context)

  • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (OSFI, FINTRAC)
  • Understanding of data privacy, governance, and residency requirements
  • Experience working on large-scale data platforms in Tier-1 banks

Mandatory Requirements

  • Must be available to work onsite in Toronto four (4) days per week
  • Must not have any personal or professional constraints to start upon selection
  • Must be willing to attend an in-person interview if required

Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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