Practice & Solution Lead - AWS & Snowflake

 What's this role about? 
As AWS & Snowflake practice & solution lead, you will be responsible for growth, technical thought leadership and providing advisory and thought leadership on the provision of analytics environments leveraging Cloud based platforms, big data technologies, including integration with existing data and analytics platforms and tools.

You will drive solution design, effort estimation, technical architecture and direction for the AWS & Snowflake Data Engineering and analytics practice. Come up with solutions for scalable data architectures, and information solutions covering data security, data privacy, data governance, metadata management, multi-tenancy and mixed workload management, implement projects and provide solution/IP leadership

You will lead AWS & Snowflake CoE and build competencies, guide communities on next best technologies and helping them plan next set of solutions and services in their respective technologies to present to customer.

 Here's how you'll contribute: 
AWS & Snowflake Pracitce & Solution Lead at Zensar takes up end to end ownerships of AWS & Snowflake Data & Analytics solution design and practice development:You will do this by:

· Responding to client RFI, RFP documents with deep and excellent technical solution design including cost estimates.

· Understanding customer requirements and create technical proposition.

· Creating proactive proposals by understanding customer business priorities, and technology landscape.

· Contributing to technical project roadmaps, etc required for successful execution of projects leveraging Technical Scoping & Solutioning approach.

· Building Solution roadmap & strategy for internal DE&A platform.

· Leading analyst briefings and presentations

. Presenting the technical solution to customers and RFP defense

· Managing all aspects of technical solutions development and ensure successful project deliveries.

· Developing best practises as & when needed.

· Estimating effort, identifying risk and providing technical support whenever needed.

· Demonstrating the ability to multitask and re prioritizing responsibility based on dynamic requirements.

· Leading and mentoring various practice competency practice teams as needed.

 Key KPIs for this role include the following: 

 Win Rate  – Depth of solution, differentiated by optimised execution approach, timelines and creative solution design.

 Solutions, IP accelerators validated by analysts in the market/clients 

 Revenue 

 Thought Leadership – through whitepapers, blogs, innovation sessions and social media presence 

 Core Skills: 

15-20 Years of overall Data and Analytics experience with

Minimum 10+ years in AWS data platform including AWS S3, AWS Glue, AWS Redshift, AWS Athena, AWS Sagemaker, AWS Quicksight and AWS MLOPS

Snowflake DWH architecture, Snowflake Data Sharing, Snowpipe etc.

Knowledge of at least one of the following technologies/methodologies will be an additional advantage:Python, Streamlit, Matillion, DBT, Atlan, Terraform, Kubernetes, Data Vault, Data Mesh

Ability to engage and create rapport and relationship with CIO/CDO/CDAO/CTO

Excellent presentation and communication skills. This role will require regular/frequent client presentation, presales discussions with group of client stakeholders and influence them with our solutions.

Experience of hands on working on AWS Cloud Data Platforms.  At least 2 certifications  in AWS Data/analytics/AI stack is mandatory

Expertise in hands on Snowflake including DWH, ETL, security, and meta data aspects.  SnowPro certification  is desirable.

Experience with related/complementary open-source software platforms and languages (e.g. Java, Python, Scala)

Understanding of AWS Bedrock, AI services and Snowflake Cortex services implementation life cycle, latest tools is desirable

Strategies and develop IP/solution assets, accelerators, frameworks

Be the leader and accountable for partnership, alliances for AWS/Snowflake data/analytics & AI

Analytical and consulting skills

Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills

Be able to work with customers independently.

Excellent communication skills interviewing, preparation and delivery of presentations and reports

Working within a project management/agile delivery methodology in a leading role as part of a wider team.

 How we’d like you to lead: 
Take part in and host regular knowledge sharing sessions, mentor more junior members of the team and support the continuous development of our practice.

We also want you to:

Share project stories with the wider business.

Provide recommendations and best practices for application development, platform development, and developer tools

Actively stay abreast on industry best practices, share learnings, and experiment and apply cutting edge technologies

Provide technical leadership and be a role model/coach to software engineers pursuing technical career path in engineering

Provide/inspire innovations that fuel the growth of Intuit as a whole and generate creative ideas for emerging business needs

Create content to promote your personal brand and Zensar to the world.

Live Zensar's values, both, internally and externally

 Advantage Zensar 
We are a technology consulting and services company with 11, 800+ associates in 33 global locations. More than 130 leading enterprises depend on our expertise to be more disruptive, agile and competitive. We focus on conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital products and experiences for high-growth companies looking to disrupt through innovation and velocity.


Zensar Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer, encouraging diversity in the workplace. Please be assured that we will consider all qualified applicants fairly, regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans’ status.


Zensar is a place where you are free to express yourself in an environment that values individuality, nurtures development and is mindful of wellbeing. We put our people and customers at the center of everything that we do. Our core values include:

Putting people first

Client-centricity

Collaboration

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