Snowflake Horizon Catalog Architect
Santosh LaxmiRemoteSENIORPosted 3h ago
SnowflakeData ArchitectureData GovernanceMetadata ManagementData CatalogingData DiscoveryData LineageData ClassificationRBACRole-Based Access ControlData SecuritySecure Data SharingData QualityData Stewardship
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Snowflake Horizon Catalog Architect to design, implement, and optimize enterprise data governance, metadata management, data discovery, and security capabilities using Snowflake Horizon.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and implement enterprise data governance solutions using Snowflake Horizon Catalog
• Configure and manage metadata discovery, cataloging, data classification, and tagging
• Implement data lineage and data discovery capabilities to improve data transparency and trust
• Design secure access models using Snowflake RBAC, masking policies, row access policies, and object-level permissions
• Establish governance standards for sensitive data, PII, compliance, and data access management
• Implement and manage data quality, ownership, stewardship, and governance processes in collaboration with business teams
• Configure and optimize access to governed data assets, including secure data sharing and relevant marketplace capabilities
• Integrate Snowflake governance capabilities with enterprise data platforms and metadata management tools, where applicable
• Develop governance architecture, standards, documentation, and implementation roadmaps
• Monitor governance adoption, troubleshoot metadata and access issues, and recommend improvements
• Work closely with enterprise architects, security teams, data engineers, and business stakeholders
Requirements
• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, data governance, or enterprise data platforms
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake architecture and administration
• Practical experience implementing Snowflake Horizon Catalog capabilities
• Strong knowledge of metadata management, data cataloging, data discovery, data lineage, and data classification
• Expertise in Snowflake RBAC, role hierarchy, secure access controls, masking policies, and row access policies