Lead Specialist – Snowflake Platform Operations & GenAI (Hybrid | Direct Hire) at Core Talent Finder in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Company: Core Talent Finder
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Posted: Sep 18, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: ₹30–45 LPA
- Experience: 10+ years
Overview
Our client, a fast-growing technology services organization specializing in data, analytics, and AI-driven solutions, is looking for a technical leader to drive Snowflake platform excellence and GenAI architecture within a managed services environment.
Job description
- Our client, a fast-growing technology services organization specializing in data, analytics, and AI-driven solutions, is looking for a technical leader to drive Snowflake platform excellence and GenAI architecture within a managed services environment.
- This is a high-visibility role combining platform ownership, architectural decision-making, automation strategy, and AI innovation. You will lead enterprise-grade Snowflake environments while building and optimizing advanced GenAI (Cortex) solutions.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end Snowflake platform operations (L1–L3 support)
- Ensure high availability, reliability, and SLA compliance
- Lead Snowflake data modeling, warehouse optimization, and cost governance initiatives
- Prompt orchestration
- RAG workflows
- Vectorized data architectures
- Define and implement automation strategies and monitoring frameworks
- Drive root-cause analysis and continuous service improvement
- Mentor and lead engineering teams across multi-tenant environments
- Partner directly with enterprise customers on requirements and solution design
- Enforce security standards and platform best practices
Requirements
- 8–10 years of experience in data platforms / operations engineering
- Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture, query optimization, and performance tuning
- Strong hands-on experience with AI / GenAI platforms; working knowledge of Cortex components
- Proven leadership experience managing technical teams
- Experience operating in complex, multi-tenant managed services environments
- Strong knowledge of DevOps, automation, and monitoring tools
- Cloud platform exposure (GCP preferred)
Skills
Required
- Snowflake architecture
- Query optimization
- Performance tuning
- AI / GenAI platforms
- Cortex components
- DevOps
- Automation tools
- Monitoring tools
- Cloud platform (GCP preferred)
Preferred
- GCP
Benefits
- Compensation: ₹30–45 LPA (depending on expertise)
- Leadership role with architectural ownership
- Direct exposure to enterprise GenAI initiatives
- Opportunity to work with global enterprise clients
- Influence automation strategy and AI transformation programs
- Hybrid flexibility across major tech hubs
- Stable, long-term projects within a growing data practice
- Career progression into principal/architect-level roles