Solution Architect - Data Management (Snowflake)

About Alpha Group

Alpha Group is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, Alpha has spent over 20 years bringing together specialist, sector-focused strategy, management consulting, and technology expertise to support the entire client transformation lifecycle. Having partnered with more than 1,200 clients worldwide across the asset and wealth management, alternatives, and insurance industries, Alpha is a trusted advisor for complex change programs. We now have over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. In 2024, in recognition of our successful track record and strong growth prospects, Alpha was acquired by Bridgepoint, one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Many of our team have built long and fulfilling careers with us, often staying for over a decade. Alpha offers a genuinely rewarding place to work: a meritocratic environment where your career can flourish, and a welcoming culture where you can be yourself, connect with others, and thrive. As we look to the future, we’re excited to be looking for new Alpha colleagues—individuals who are collaborative, innovative, and ambitious. We hope you will join us and help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.

Why join Alpha?

• Established yet entrepreneurial – with over 20 years of success and a proven record on the London Stock Exchange, Alpha offers the stability of an established consultancy with the energy of a fast-growth business.
• Backed by Bridgepoint – as part of one of the world’s leading growth investors, Alpha benefits from strategic investment that fuels innovation, expansion and new offerings – creating even more opportunity for our people.
• Exposure to senior leadership – whether you are in an internal or a client-facing role, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from the best of the best – high performers at the top of their game.
• Learning and growth opportunities – we run tailored training to help you be successful, provide you excellent mentorship, and offer up to 5 days paid training time per year. Perhaps the best training though is the experience on the job – as everyone at Alpha has high responsibility and autonomy, you can develop your skillsets quickly.
• Performance-driven culture with real impact – advancement at Alpha is based on impact and capability, not tenure or quotas. You’ll have autonomy and see the tangible difference your ideas and decisions make

About Alpha Tech Services

Alpha Tech Services is part of the Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) group, the leading global consultancy to the asset and wealth management industry. We are a boutique management consulting firm that offers the world’s top asset and wealth managers a competitive edge through our expertise and industry insight. Our team is of a uniquely high caliber and by focusing on asset and wealth management alone we build deep knowledge and experience within our industry. We work with a blue-chip client base, including 21 of the top 25 largest global asset management firms, and work with over 130 clients across the globe. We have our headquarters located the United Kingdom, as well as offices in major global financial centers across the United States, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, and Asia. Alpha Tech Services represents the technology implementation/business integration arm of the Alpha group, with deep expertise in delivering change and transformation programs centered around Asset & Wealth technology solutions. To clients, we are a trusted partner for creating programs, however, we are so much more to our employees. At Alpha, we pride ourselves in being a meritocratic environment perfect for building a career and meeting great people, as well as a rewarding place to work.

Our Corporate Strategy 

Alpha is increasingly establishing ourselves as the leading consultancy to the global asset and wealth management industry. To date, we have grown and been successful by deploying the highest caliber of consulting expertise to our clients. Unlike our competitors, we are: 

• Sector focused: because we have always focused exclusively on Asset and Wealth Management, we provide deep and focused knowledge that our competitors cannot match
• Global: we operate seamlessly across geographies, allowing us to service the largest global clients with the highest caliber of consultant 

Alpha Tech Services 

As technology specialists, ATC: 

• Provide knowledgeable resources who can implement, configure and support the major platforms used by our clients
• Form a range of partnerships with key vendors to position itself as a preferred implementation partner for major business applications
• Assist clients with their journey to the next generation of cloud-based architectures
• Help clients to define and implement their future state data architectures
• Help clients with bespoke development that complements their core application architecture
• Provide knowledgeable and client-focused support for client’s major applications, including upgrades, migrations and business-as-usual issue management 

ATC resources will be: 

• Able to implement, configure and support key business applications
• Able to build out and implement data management strategies across client organizations
• Able to undertake bespoke development, including of key data interfaces 

Role Responsibilities

In your role as a Solution Architect, you will:

• Define and lead delivery of data platforms, end-to-end pipelines and system integrations, managing an implementation team of experienced developers and technical consultants.
• Support in the definition and implementation of best practice data engineering and governance practices.
• Translate business and technical requirements into solution designs, including definition of required work packages and resourcing.
• Support our clients in improving and optimizing their operating models, including resource management, technology architecture and business process.
• Use your knowledge of the vendor and tool landscape, both within our client’s technology stacks and the broader market to design appropriate solutions.
• Define and socialize technical approaches for implementation, eg SDLC, data migration, integrations, influencing client teams to your best practice perspective.
• Input to project definition, resourcing and timelines and objectives within a workstream or project.
• Drive documentation and development according to specifications and standards.
• Present options and designs to business and technology stakeholders, articulating Alpha’s IP in business process design and technical delivery to clients at all levels.
• Participate in project team meetings and communicate effectively with internal and client peers, architects, system analysts, business analysts, project managers, quality control, and across other technology team boundaries, reporting project status as required.
• Support Alpha’s internal IP with proposition and accelerator development, including at least one area of specific expertise
• Take a lead in mentoring and coaching team members.

Role Requirements (Skills, Experience and Qualifications):

• 5+ years of experience in data analysis, engineering, architecture, roles, including experience with transformational projects
• Experience leading complex data modelling, ETL design (AWS Glue, Talend, Azure Data Factory), and using large databases in a business environment
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and experience with cloud data platforms like Snowflake or Azure Synapse
• Experience in the Asset & Wealth Management industry
• Experience managing data engineering projects using Agile or other methodologies
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations
• Ability to design scalable and reliable data architectures
• Understanding of data lifecycle management and data quality framework

Compensation and Perks:

• A competitive salary with discretionary bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
• 25 days of annual paid time off
• 401k matching
• Sponsorship towards professional certifications / training supported with 5 days of paid training time
• Choice of laptop
• Supplemented medical, dental and vision coverage
• North America team-wide training and employee appreciation retreats 

There are a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to - skill sets, experience and training, and licensure and certifications. A reasonable estimate of the range is $160,000 and $185,000 subject to change based on salary benchmarking. In addition to this salary, employees would be eligible for both variable and non-variable benefits.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Alpha, diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to our success. Our priorities show a focus on fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace where individuals are treated fairly regardless of gender or background. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making our recruitment process and workplace accessible and inclusive for everyone.