Description

Role: Snowflake Horizon Catalog Architect
Experience: 15+ Years in Data Architecture / Data Governance
Location: Remote 
Employment Type: Contract / C2C / W2

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Snowflake Horizon Catalog Architect to design, implement, and optimize enterprise data governance, metadata management, data discovery, and security capabilities using Snowflake Horizon. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Snowflake architecture, data governance frameworks, role-based access control (RBAC), data classification, tagging, lineage, and secure data sharing.

The architect will collaborate with data engineering, security, compliance, and business teams to establish a scalable, secure, and well-governed data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise data governance solutions using Snowflake Horizon Catalog.

Configure and manage metadata discovery, cataloging, data classification, and tagging.

Implement data lineage and data discovery capabilities to improve data transparency and trust.

Design secure access models using Snowflake RBAC, masking policies, row access policies, and object-level permissions.

Establish governance standards for sensitive data, PII, compliance, and data access management.

Implement and manage data quality, ownership, stewardship, and governance processes in collaboration with business teams.

Configure and optimize access to governed data assets, including secure data sharing and relevant marketplace capabilities.

Integrate Snowflake governance capabilities with enterprise data platforms and metadata management tools, where applicable.

Develop governance architecture, standards, documentation, and implementation roadmaps.

Monitor governance adoption, troubleshoot metadata and access issues, and recommend improvements.

Work closely with enterprise architects, security teams, data engineers, and business stakeholders.

Required Skills

10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, data governance, or enterprise data platforms.

Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake architecture and administration.

Practical experience implementing Snowflake Horizon Catalog capabilities.

Strong knowledge of metadata management, data cataloging, data discovery, data lineage, and data classification.

Expertise in Snowflake RBAC, role hierarchy, secure access controls, masking policies, and row access policies.

Experience with sensitive data classification, tagging, and governance policies.

Strong SQL skills and understanding of enterprise data warehousing.

Experience designing scalable, secure, and compliant data architectures.

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Snowflake certifications, such as SnowPro Core or relevant advanced certifications.

Experience with enterprise governance frameworks, such as DAMA-DMBOK.

Familiarity with external catalog and governance platforms such as Collibra, Alation, or Microsoft Purview.

Knowledge of data privacy and compliance requirements, including GDPR and applicable industry regulations.

Experience implementing governance across multiple Snowflake databases, schemas, teams, or accounts.

Expected Deliverables

Snowflake Horizon Catalog architecture and implementation design.

Enterprise metadata catalog and data discovery framework.

Data classification and tagging standards.

RBAC and data access governance model.

Data lineage and governance documentation.

Implementation roadmap and operational best practices.

Surya.n@rackerainc.com

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