Manager - Cloud Data Architect, AWS & Snowflake

We are seeking a Manager-level Cloud Data Architect with deep expertise in AWS cloud services, Snowflake, and AWS-native data platforms to lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions. You will play a pivotal role in shaping our cloud data strategy, driving innovation, and mentoring teams to deliver enterprise-grade data architectures that enable advanced analytics and business intelligence for our clients. What You Can Expect: Your responsibilities will include: Architecture & Design:

• Design end-to-end cloud data architectures using AWS and Snowflake, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Define and promote best practices in data modelling, ETL/ELT processes, data storage, and data governance across AWS and Snowflake platforms.
• Lead the design of data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time data pipelines using AWS-native tools such as Glue, Redshift, S3, Lambda, Kinesis, and Athena.
Project Leadership & Delivery:
• Manage and deliver complex data architecture projects, providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, and analysts to understand data needs and translate them into architectural solutions.
• Ensure architecture aligns with enterprise standards, security protocols, and compliance requirements.
Team & Stakeholder Management:
• Mentor and guide data engineers and junior architects on AWS and Snowflake best practices.
• Work closely with cloud operations, DevOps, and security teams to ensure reliable and secure data environments.
• Present architectural solutions and roadmaps to senior stakeholders and technical leadership.
Innovation & Strategy:
• Stay current with emerging trends in cloud data services, AI/ML integrations, and data governance.
• Contribute to the cloud data strategy and roadmap, identifying opportunities for automation, cost optimization, and innovation.
  
  Significant experience in data architecture, including experience within a cloud-native environment.
• Proven expertise with AWS cloud services, including but not limited to: S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, Kinesis, Athena, Lake Formation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake - architecture, performance tuning, security, and data sharing features.
• Proficient in data modelling, data integration (ETL/ELT), and metadata management.
• Deep understanding of data governance, data security, and compliance in cloud environments.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) is a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Prior Consulting experience
Your Preferred Educational and Professional Qualifications:
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty, Solutions Architect).
• Snowflake certifications.
• Experience in leading agile teams or projects using Scrum/Kanban methodologies.
• Familiarity with modern data stack tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow, Fivetran) is a plus.
Our Workplace and Employment Process Protiviti practices a hybrid working model with at least two days per week in the office or client site. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. It can sometimes mean more of a full-time presence at our client. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local, or UK wide travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver. At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm., Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.

Starting salaries are competitive and are based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the salary range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Employees are eligible for medical and dental insurance cover, life assurance, pension scheme and receive up to 25 days holiday per calendar year. Protiviti also recognises up to 10 paid holidays each calendar year and we have additional benefits as part of the Robert Half Enterprise.