Senior Snowflake Platform Architect Lisboa

Overview

At Siemens, we build technology solutions to shape the world we live in. We transform industries and societies by combining the real and digital worlds. With a presence in more than 190 countries, we aim to have a global impact.

At the Portugal Tech Hub, we tackle challenges to make life easier, safer, and more sustainable. We contribute to the business digitalization transition from Portugal to the world in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Analytics & Business Intelligence, Application Lifecycle Management, Cybersecurity, IT Infrastructure Management, IT Project & Service Management, IT Strategy, User Experience, and more.

With a decade of history and around 1, 600 experts, the Portugal Tech Hub is the home of the new technologists – Dream Builders, Impact Creators & Future Makers. Are you one of them? Come join us.

Your mission will be…

As a Snowflake Platform Senior Engineer, you will play a critical role in the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of our enterprise Data & AI platform built on Snowflake. You will collaborate with lead architects and engineers, taking ownership of platform topics to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant delivery aligned with architectural direction. Your focus includes architecture design, development, implementation of best practices, and driving platform compliance and security efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Development & Evolution: Technical design and implementation of platform topics, ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainability in line with architectural direction. Contribute to the development of platform features and automation, supporting the ongoing evolution of the Snowflake-based Data & AI environment.
• Automation & Monitoring: Develop automated solutions for platform provisioning, CI/CD integration, and monitoring. Ensure observability and performance tuning for reliable platform operations.
• Collaboration: Work closely with fellow architects, engineers, security experts and stakeholders across data domains to ensure successful implementation of platform initiatives.
• Knowledge Sharing & Documentation: Create clear technical documentation and promote engineering best practices across the team.
• Compliance & Security Implementation: Ensure security best practices are embedded in platform operations (RBAC, encryption, data governance, etc. ). Coordinate and support related initiatives including penetration tests and internal/external audits.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with Snowflake advancements and data platform trends. Identify opportunities for platform innovation and efficiency gains.

What you will bring

• A degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or platform development, with extensive experience with Snowflake, including platform development, optimization, and security features
• Strong knowledge of data architecture principles and best practices for designing robust data platforms
• Proficiency in SQL and Snowflake-specific features, capabilities and security model. Experience with dbt is a strong plus
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and infrastructure automation
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and their integration with Snowflake
• Knowledge of data platform security and compliance topics, including audit processes
• Passionate about writing code that is efficient, readable and elegantly designed
• Strong
  - solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues

What you can expect from us

A hybrid and flexible working model to promote a better life balance, along with a budget for home office support and the opportunity to do 16 hours a year of volunteer work. A health insurance, access to our site medical center, plus the chance to join sports groups. In addition,
- 'll have access to online learning platforms and discounts with our partners. A shuttle bus to commute to the facilities and the possibility of financial support for your studies.

What makes us proud as an employer

• Merco – Companies and Leaders with the Best Reputation in Portugal (#1 Technology/Manufacturing)
• Forbes – World-'s Best Employers (#1 Engineering & Manufacturing)
• On Strategy – REPSCORE 2024: Brands-' Reputation in Portugal (#1 Engineering & Electronic Services)
• Fortune – World-'s Most Admired Companies (#1 Industrial Machinery)
• Teamlyzer – Company with the Best Interviews (#1 Technology)

Please attach your CV in English.

Siemens is committed to creating a diverse environment and is glad to be an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool.