At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. We are seeking Snowflake Data Architects for our AI & Data practice team.

We are looking for a candidate with strong technical leadership and experience to translate and deliver business needs into secure scalable solutions and architectures for the Snowflake data platform.

Lead solution architecture for Snowflake-based projects

Design or review logical and physical data models to support analytics, AML, reporting, and AI use cases

Design data storage layers (e.g., roles, RBAC, masking, row access policies)

Design data sharing (e.g., secure views, shares, inter-account patterns)

Establish data quality controls (e.g., validation rules, control totals, reconciliation)

Develop cost monitoring/telemetry/governance (e.g., warehouse sizing, auto suspend, usage monitoring)

Lead technical reviews

Lead and facilitate data architecture assessments, workshops, and strategy sessions with clients to understand business goals, challenges, and opportunities

Define and develop enterprise data strategies, roadmaps, and architectures aligned with clients' business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices

Design and architect scalable end-to-end data management solutions encompassing data warehouses and data lakes, target state and reference architectures, data models, data integration patterns for batch/streaming pipelines, master data management and data governance

Develop and maintain data standards, guidelines, and best practices for data management and governance

Collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists, and data engineers to define data requirements, source data integration strategies, and data quality standards

Evaluate and recommend data technologies, platforms, and tools to meet client needs





Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams to ensure alignment with architectural principles and best practices

Conduct data architecture reviews, assessments, and audits to assess compliance with standards and identify gaps

Develop and deliver client presentations, executive briefings, and thought leadership on data architecture

Mentor junior team members and contribute to professional development of data architect capabilities

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, data science, informatics, engineering, or related field

8+ years in data architecture or data engineering roles

Strong SQL skills

Demonstrated experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Strong background in analytical data modeling including dimensional and Data Vault methodologies

Experience delivering end-to-end enterprise data and solution architectures including data warehouses and data lakes

Experience architecting scalable data pipelines across batch and streaming patterns

Experience integrating data management capabilities including MDM, metadata, and data quality

Experience embedding security, privacy, and governance controls into data platforms

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)

We’re interested in passionate leaders with a strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in IT Advisory. If you have a robust passion for helping businesses achieve their IT strategy, this role is for you.

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture that fosters high-performance teamwork.

We offer a competitive compensation package tied to performance, comprehensive medical/dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, vacation and paid days, holidays, and a range of programs to support well-being. Learning opportunities to develop new skills

We are committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging. We embrace diversity and are committed to promoting gender equity, 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion, neuroinclusion and accessibility, and the voices of Indigenous peoples.

📌 AI and Data - Senior Consultant/Architect (Snowflake) (Edmonton)
🏢 EY
📍 Edmonton