Hybrid Principal Data Engineer

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About the role

  • Principal Data Engineer leading data strategy and platform architecture at AND Digital. Focusing on Snowflake implementation and client delivery for AI and analytics.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the Snowflake architecture strategy for US clients - from ingestion to transformation and modelling.
  • Lead end-to-end design and implementation of Snowflake-based data platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
  • Establish best practices for schema design, query optimisation, and performance tuning within Snowflake.
  • Guide clients on Snowflake feature adoption (e.g. Snowpark, Streams, Tasks, Data Sharing, and Governance).
  • Ensure platforms are optimised for integration with downstream AI, analytics, and digital products.
  • Lead client-facing data engineering and strategy engagements, ensuring technical excellence and commercial success.
  • Oversee development of data pipelines and transformations feeding Snowflake environments.
  • Promote consistency in design patterns, CI/CD, and version control across teams and projects.
  • Drive operational excellence through measurable engineering standards and quality frameworks.
  • Work directly with senior client stakeholders to define data modernisation roadmaps and business outcomes.
  • Collaborate closely with AI, Product, and Cloud leads to align Snowflake data foundations with broader solution delivery.
  • Represent the data practice in proposals, workshops, and technical discovery sessions.
  • Mentor and develop data engineers and architects across US and nearshore teams.
  • Contribute to building AND Digital’s Snowflake delivery capability - frameworks, accelerators, and training.
  • Support business development and pre-sales conversations with Snowflake-aligned solution expertise (partner-sales alliances approaches put into practice).

Requirements

  • Proven experience designing and delivering Snowflake data platforms at scale.
  • Deep technical fluency in Snowflake architecture, data modelling, and SQL optimisation.
  • Strong understanding of data engineering best practices - ingestion, orchestration, transformation, and governance.
  • Demonstrated success in consulting or delivery-led environments, balancing technical rigour with client outcomes.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams (data, AI, analytics) across multiple geographies.
  • Excellent communicator — credible with both technical and business stakeholders.
  • Minimum 2+ years in a leadership capacity within data or platform engineering.
  • 8-12 years in data engineering or architecture, with at least 3 years focused on Snowflake.
  • Technical agnostic expertise, such as SQL, Python, and data orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt, or similar).
  • Understanding of how Snowflake underpins AI and analytics initiatives.
  • Experience managing distributed or nearshore data delivery teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving and client-facing skills.
  • Must reside on the East Coast (NY/NJ, Atlanta, or South Florida).

Job title

Principal Data Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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