Technical Enablement Architect

Snowflake Snowflake · Data AI · CA-Menlo Park, United States · Professional Services

Snowflake is seeking a Principal Technical Enablement & Learning Architect to design and scale a modern technical learning ecosystem for internal teams and customers. This role involves building structured, role-based learning paths, hands-on labs, and customer education materials focused on observability, cloud platforms, and distributed systems. The goal is to accelerate understanding, raise technical standards, and enable consistent, high-quality outcomes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build structured, role-based learning paths for pre- and post-sales technical teams.
  2. Define onboarding, intermediate, and advanced learning milestones with clear outcomes.
  3. Establish mechanisms to assess and validate technical proficiency over time.
  4. Design and maintain hands-on technical labs, demos, and learning environments.
  5. Create practical, real-world scenarios that reflect how customers deploy and use observability platforms.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of hands-on technical experience in cloud, distributed systems, or observability-adjacent domains.
  • Experience building technical enablement, training, or learning programs for technical audiences.
  • Strong background in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), Kubernetes, and modern application architectures.
  • Proven ability to design practical, hands-on learning experiences—not just slide-based training.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into structured, approachable learning.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of hands-on technical experience
  • Experience building technical enablement, training, or learning programs for technical audiences.
  • Proven ability to design practical, hands-on learning experiences—not just slide-based training.