Posted 29 May, 2026

Snowflake COE Lead

ExlService Holdings, Inc.

Hyderabad, Telangana, India Full Time

Reference: 218_689623_14432

Key Responsibilities

1. COE Leadership & Strategy

Build and scale Snowflake CoE capabilities (architecture, engineering, governance, FinOps).
Define reference architectures, reusable assets, frameworks, and accelerators.
Drive capability development, hiring strategy, and upskilling initiatives.
Establish standards for delivery quality, security, and performance.

2. Solution Architecture & Advisory

Own end-to-end Snowflake architecture for enterprise-scale programs.
Translate business goals into data platform strategies (lakehouse / data warehouse / modern data stack).
Design solutions across:
- Data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration
- Data modelling (Dimensional, Data Vault, Medallion/Lakehouse architectures)
- Data consumption (BI, APIs, AI/ML integration)
Lead architecture governance and design reviews.

3. Delivery Leadership & Governance

Lead large-scale implementations and transformations on Snowflake.
Define and track delivery KPIs, cost optimisation (FinOps), and performance metrics.
Ensure adoption of CI/CD, DataOps, and DevSecOps practices.
Act as escalation point for complex technical challenges.

4. Client Engagement & Consulting

Partner with clients to define data strategies, roadmaps, and transformation journeys.
Lead solution workshops, proposals, and executive discussions.
Provide thought leadership in Snowflake, Data Engineering, and Analytics.
Drive account growth through cross-selling and innovation-led proposals.

5. Engineering Excellence & Mentorship

Mentor architects and engineers across projects.
Build strong internal communities around:
- Snowflake
- dbt / modern data stack
- Cloud-native data engineering
Promote best practices in coding, modelling, and governance.

Must Have Skills & Experience

15+ years overall experience in data engineering / analytics / data platform roles.
7+ years in Snowflake with strong architecture + delivery experience.
Proven experience in leading CoE / practice / large delivery teams.
Deep expertise in:
- Snowflake (Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Dynamic Tables, Secure Sharing)
- Data modelling (Dimensional / Data Vault / Lakehouse)
- Performance tuning & cost optimisation strategies
- Data governance & security (RBAC, masking, row/column security)
Strong experience in ELT/ETL pipelines and orchestration tools (ADF, Airflow, dbt, Matillion, Informatica)
Hands-on experience in client-facing consulting roles and solution design.

Good to Have