Forward Deployed Technical Consultant-Snowflake: AI&Data Advanced Technology Centers

Job Title: Forward Deployed Technical Consultant-Snowflake: AI&Data Advanced Technology Centers Company: Accenture Job Category: Data Science Roles & Responsibilities: You Are: As a Forward Deployed Technical Consultant, you will design, build, and operationalize artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for enterprise clients, combining custom models with cloud and third\-party AI services to deliver production\-ready outcomes. You will design, build, and operationalize enterprise\-grade data and agentic AI solutions on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. Your role spans the full solution lifecycle of Snowflake\-native data products and agentic AI systems — assessing client needs and data, selecting and customizing models (including Deep Learning, Generative AI, and Large Language Models), designing scalable data and DevOps \& MLOps pipelines for training and production, and ensuring quality, value, and reliability of deployed systems. - Architect and maintain a scalable, governed Snowflake AI Data Cloud environment including compute optimization, warehouse sizing, and cost management. - Design and implement ELT/ETL frameworks using Snowflake SQL, Snowpark Python, Dynamic Tables, Streams, Tasks, and Snowpipe for batch, streaming, CDC, and event\-driven ingestion patterns - Develop production\-grade Retrieval\-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines with vector search, semantic retrieval, and hybrid search capabilities over governed Snowflake datasets. - Implement tool\-use orchestration, prompt engineering, and evaluation frameworks (LLMOps) for reliable, auditable AI agent behaviour. - Build and maintain semantic data models that expose governed, business\-ready datasets to Cortex Analyst and BI tools - Engage in research and development of new AI and high\-performance compute algorithms, models, and simulations along with their applications to solve complex business problems at client sites - Implement and maintain efficient data storage and retrieval mechanisms for models and knowledge using appropriate tools - Familiarity with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and associated services (object storage, IAM, networking, managed compute). employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. Work Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Availability: Full time

This is a hybrid role in Mississauga/Montreal and requires 3 days per week in the office/client location* Basic (required) Qualification - Bachelor's degree or completion of a college program in Computer Science, or related field - 3\+ years experience in Snowflake\-native features: Snowpark (Python), Dynamic Tables, Streams \& Tasks, Snowpipe, Cortex AI suite, and performance tuning. - 2 years of experience in applying theoretical foundations of computer science, including computer system architecture, and programming - 2 years of experience in distributed computing systems and architecture that may include big data, high\-performance compute, scientific compute, grid and cloud computing, distributed networks - 2 years of experience in building and deploying AI/ML based software to a cloud environment. Preferred Qualification - Proficiency in Python and python\-based AI/ML framework and familiarity with relevant libraries and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch). - Experience with vector databases (e.g., Snowflake Vector Search, Pinecone, Weaviate) and embedding models (e.g., Snowflake Arctic Embed) - Snowflake SnowPro Advanced certification (Data Engineer or Architect) or Cortex AI practitioner credentials. Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full\-time It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate. Information on benefits is here. https://www.accenture.com/ca\-en/careers/local/benefits Key Skills: Data Science Salary: $75,400 to $125,400