CloserHire is partnering with a leading global professional services company to recruit a Snowflake Data Architect for its Cloud Services team in Sofia, Bulgaria. This is an outstanding opportunity to join an international team delivering large-scale data transformation programs for the banking and financial services sector. You’ll play a key role in designing enterprise-grade cloud data platforms, enabling regulatory compliance, modern analytics, and data-driven decision-making using cutting-edge cloud technologies.

Language required: English

Highlights:

• Hybrid position
• Private health insurance
• Career growth opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement centralized Snowflake data platforms with standardized data models and reusable data products
• Architect end-to-end data pipelines using modern cloud data architectures, including
• Bronze,
• Silver, and Gold layers
• Develop scalable, high-performance, and cost-efficient Snowflake solutions
• Integrate data quality, metadata, and data lineage into enterprise platform designs
• Lead reporting transformation initiatives, including legacy system migrations and modern analytics enablement
• Manage business requirements, data dependencies, and solution delivery throughout transformation programs
• Coordinate testing, defect resolution, business acceptance, go-live readiness, and post-implementation support
• Define and implement data quality controls, KPIs, monitoring, and governance standards
• Design reusable data integration services using batch, streaming, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Ensure secure, reliable, and auditable data pipelines with robust monitoring and operational support

Qualifications:

• Fluent English
• Proven experience as a Data
• Architect within the banking or financial services sector
• Strong expertise in Snowflake and cloud data architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience delivering regulatory data transformation and reporting initiatives, including BCBS 239
• Strong background in enterprise data modeling, including Data Vault and domain-driven design Hands-on experience with modern ELT/ETL technologies such as dbt, Azure Data Factory, or Databricks
• Experience with data integration technologies including APIs, Kafka, and batch processing
• Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, data quality, and lineage frameworks
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices for cloud data platforms
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and coordination skills within Agile delivery environments
• Experience with financial data models and enterprise reporting transformation programs is highly desirable