Solutions Architect
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We offer a hybrid work schedule (one week in the office, one week of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility.
Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.
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This position does not offer relocation assistance.
Job Summary
The IT Architect – Data & Snowflake is a strategic technical leader within the Enterprise Data & Analytics team, responsible for defining the architecture, standards, best practices, and future direction of the organization's data platform. This role provides architectural leadership for enterprise data solutions, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing data ecosystems that support analytics, business intelligence, AI/ML initiatives, and data-driven decision-making.
The architect is responsible for governing Snowflake usage across the enterprise, designing robust data models, and establishing frameworks that promote data quality, security, scalability, and cost optimization. This role plays a critical part in enabling self-service analytics, operational reporting, and advanced analytical capabilities across the organization.
We are seeking a hands-on Data Architect with deep expertise in Data Engineering, ETL/ELT processes, and modern cloud data platforms. The ideal candidate will design, build, and optimize large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and delivery solutions that support enterprise reporting, analytics, and AI/ML use cases.
This individual will lead the architecture and implementation of end-to-end data engineering solutions across both on-premises and cloud environments. They will drive data integration strategy, establish best practices for data quality and governance, and ensure operational excellence through monitoring, observability, and performance optimization. The successful candidate will combine strategic architectural vision with strong technical execution to deliver reliable, scalable, and future-ready data solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Serve as the technical authority for ETL and data engineering architecture.
- Review pipeline designs, code standards, and performance benchmarks.
- Mentor and guide data engineers on best practices and modern data engineering patterns.
- Partner with stakeholders to translate business data requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Ability to lead complex data engineering initiatives in enterprise environments
- ETL / ELT Architecture & Design
- Design and own end to end ETL/ELT architectures for batch and incremental data processing. Define patterns for data ingestion from Oracle Exadata and other source systems into cloud platforms.
- Architect high volume, high throughput pipelines supporting structured and semi structured data.
- Continuously evaluate and improve data infrastructure and workflows
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience
The knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences that are required for entry into this job include the following:
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or Enterprise Data Platform roles.
- Advanced hands-on experience with Snowflake and Oracle Exadata, including:
- Performance tuning
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Resource management
- Advanced Snowflake features (Streams, Tasks, Data Sharing)
- Strong proficiency in SQL, ELT/ETL frameworks, and cloud data services (Azure and/or AWS).
- Proven expertise in designing analytical data models, including:
- Star Schemas
- Snowflake Schemas
- Data Vault
- Semantic Layers
- Experience building scalable data pipelines using tools such as:
- dbt
- Apache Airflow
- Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Databricks
- Informatica
- Talend
- or similar technologies
- Experience using Dataiku for analytics and machine learning pipeline enablement.
Top Required Skills
- Strong hands on experience with Snowflake, Oracle Exadata, including performance tuning, RBAC, resource management, and advanced Snowflake features (streams, tasks, data sharing).
- Expertise designing analytical data models (Star/Snowflake schemas, data vault, semantic layers).
- Proficiency with SQL, ELT/ETL frameworks, and cloud data services (Azure/AWS).
- Experience building scalable data pipelines using tools like dbt, Airflow, ADF, Databricks, Informatica, Talend or similar.
- Experience with Dataiku for analytics and ML pipeline enablement
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to lead, collaborate, or work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams
Nice to Have Skills:
Cloud or platform certifications (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, Informatica)
Education Requirements
Education Level:
Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education:
Bachelor
Preferred Discipline(s): Business, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics
Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above.
Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description
Working Conditions
Other Working Conditions
Test Description
No Testing Requirements
Export Control
Certain positions at Dominion Energy may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in Dominion Energy limiting its consideration of certain applicants.
What You'll Get
Expected Hiring Base Salary Range:
$116,300 - $165,000
The expected hiring base salary range is the range we anticipate hiring within for this position. The actual salary offered may vary based on factors such as the selected candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and work location. This is not intended to represent the full salary range for the position or limit future compensation growth.
At Dominion Energy, we offer excellent plans and programs for employees. Employees are rewarded with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which includes: health, dental, and vision benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners, vacation, retirement plans including 401k contributions and matches, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, bonus eligibility, sick leave, and disability insurance. To learn more about our benefits, click here: dombenefits.com.
Dominion Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin and/or status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability.
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