Snowflake Platform Lead(Reinsurance/Insurance) in London

Snowflake Platform Lead(Reinsurance/Insurance) in London

London Full-Time No working from home possible
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Role Summary

  • Lead design and build of Snowflake-based data platform for an insurance client
  • Drive migration from SQL Farm / legacy data ecosystem
  • Build hub-and-spoke enterprise data platform supporting multiple applications
  • Work closely with business stakeholders + global delivery teams

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and implement Snowflake data platform architecture
  • Design Medallion architecture (Bronze–Silver–Gold)
  • Drive legacy to cloud migration strategy (SQL → Snowflake)
  • Build scalable data ingestion, transformation & consumption layers
  • Act as bridge between business and technology teams
  • Run workshops with business users to gather requirements
  • Lead onshore–offshore delivery teams
  • Ensure governance, security, scalability, and cost optimisation

Must-Have Skills

  • Strong experience in:
  • Snowflake (architecture & implementation)
  • Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
  • Data engineering / ETL / ELT frameworks
  • Proven experience in:
  • Medallion architecture
  • Enterprise data platform / lakehouse design
  • Migration from legacy SQL systems
  • Strong understanding of:
  • Data modelling
  • Data governance & security

Domain Experience

  • Mandatory: Insurance domain experience
  • Highly preferred: Reinsurance domain exposure

Leadership & Communication

  • Experience managing onshore–offshore teams
  • Strong client-facing communication skills
  • Ability to translate business needs into data platform solutions
  • Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders
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Contact Details:

IBU Recruitment Team