Sr Principal Data Architect
About The Position
You've probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You'll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you'll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar - together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you. The Lead Data Architect - Cloud Platforms (Snowflake) is responsible for designing and governing Lamb Weston's enterprise data ecosystem within the Snowflake platform. This role establishes integration patterns, modeling standards, and optimization techniques for a global data environment supporting manufacturing, supply chain, and finance analytics.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in data architecture with 5+ years focused on Snowflake and AWS ecosystems.
- Proficiency in SQL, data modeling (3NF, dimensional), and data integration tools such as Informatica or Matillion.
- Experience designing and optimizing Snowflake virtual warehouses, data shares, and secure views.
- Strong knowledge of medallion architecture, data governance, and cost management best practices.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain enterprise data architecture standards leveraging Snowflake.
- Collaborate with SAP data teams to ensure seamless data ingestion from SAP and non-SAP sources.
- Develop scalable data modeling frameworks, including medallion architectures for enterprise data products.
- Establish data performance, cost optimization, and security standards across the Snowflake environment.
- Guide integration with Power BI and other analytics platforms for efficient data delivery.
- Mentor engineering teams on Snowflake data patterns, performance tuning, and governance best practices.
Benefits
- Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
- Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
- Paid Time Off
- Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
- Family-Friendly Employee events
- Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Industry
Food Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
