Snowflake Centre of Excellence Lead

Snowflake Centre of Excellence Lead – LondonWho we are: We deliver powerful data and AI solutions that minimise operational cost, strengthen resilience against risk, and uncover revenue opportunity. Our clients can retain our people to drive lasting adoption while futureproofing their workforce with exceptional talent. We\’re the preferred partner of today\’s leading technology providers, including Databricks, Snowflake, and Collibra, to accelerate delivery and co-create revolutionary solutions. We transform the lives of our consultants, clients, and their customers through data and AI.Role Purpose As part of our Core Practice, you will be joining a tight knit team of motivated technology professionals where ongoing learning and development are central to our ethos and internal culture. You will work closely with our wider technical delivery function, our sales team, and our partner management team with a particular focus on growing our relationship with Snowflake.Responsibilities Lead the establishment of Kubrick\’s Snowflake Centre of Excellence, collaborating with Capability Leads to ensure the organisation maintains the expertise and experience needed across all core disciplines to deliver high-quality Snowflake solutions efficientlyTake ownership of developing Snowflake-focused intellectual property, including best practices, accelerators, reusable frameworks, and reference architecturesStrengthen our Snowflake partnership by leveraging technical credibility to build trusted relationships with architecture and engineering stakeholders at SnowflakeProvide technical assurance on delivery projects, ensuring that all solutions adhere to established Snowflake implementation best practicesContribute to pre-sales activities by shaping proposals, supporting client workshops and meetings, publishing thought leadership content, and participating in industry eventsAct as a technical advisor to clients, helping to define data strategies and solution blueprints that fully utilise Snowflake\’s capabilitiesInvestigate opportunities to leverage Snowflake\’s app development features (e.g., Snowpark, Native Apps) and integrations (e.g., Streamlit) to create new business offerings and co-developed IPPartner with colleagues across our Core and Applied Practices to design and bring to market repeatable Snowflake-based solutionsSkills & Experience Extensive experience designing and delivering Snowflake solutions, including Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Data Sharing, Native Apps, Snowpark, Data Clean Rooms, and CortexProven expertise in optimising Snowflake performance and cost efficiency, with SnowPro Core and Advanced certificationsSkilled in software engineering practices with experience in Python, alongside leading data teams in consulting and enterprise environmentsStrong track record in training and enabling colleagues and clients across the Snowflake ecosystemExperience in design and delivering business solutions on other modern data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Azure, AWS or GCP native stacks)Experience with platform observability and CI/CD for data platformsHands-on experience with modern data engineering tools such as dbt, Fivetran, Matillion or AirflowHistory of supporting pre-sales activities in a product or consultancy-based businessWhat Kubrick offers A fast moving and fast growth business which is doing something seriously innovative and valuable. We already have a very supportive, diverse and appreciative client base, giving us stable foundations enabling us to keep working to high standards as we continue to grow. We also offer:A competitive salary & bonusFriendly and collaborative working environmentAccess to upskilling opportunities and clear progression path25 days of annual leavePerkbox discounts and Wellness Hub with confidential well-being and mental health supportCycle to work schemeLocation Central London office space by Mansion House (EC4V) with a hybrid working environment (usually 2 days a week in the office) or client engagements predominantly London & Southeast. May require client site regular site visits.DEI commitment At Kubrick, we not only strive to bridge the skills-gap in data and technology, but we are also committed to playing a key role in improving diversity in the industry. To that effect, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, and particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in the industry, including women, people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, people with disability and those who are neurodivergent.We know that potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don\’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet a good proportion of the criteria, we\’d love to hear from you.We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equally positive experience, and equal chances for success regardless of any personal characteristics. Please speak to us if we can support you with any adjustments to our recruitment process.Seniority level DirectorEmployment type Full-timeJob function Consulting, Information Technology, and General BusinessIndustries Business Consulting and Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Data Infrastructure and Analytics

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