Contract Data Architect

The Motley Fool is looking for a highly skilled Freelance Data Architect specializing in Snowflake to join our team on an independent contract basis, 40 hours per week. This is a mid to senior level position and requires 5+ years of relevant experience. While this role is flexible and 100% remote, candidates must be located in the United States for consideration. Who are we?The Motley Fool is a purpose-driven financial services company on a mission to make the world smarter, happier, and richer. For 30 years we have been helping people make better investment decisions through transparency, education, and Foolish fun. We are a fast-moving, collaborative team that values high-quality work, curiosity, and initiative. We care deeply about what we do, and we are driven by the impact our work has on real people’s financial futures.What does this team do?The Data Democratization, Governance & Strategy team at The Motley Fool is dedicated to making data accessible and actionable for all business end-users. We specialize in the final stretch of data delivery, transforming warehouse data into easily consumable formats. By working collaboratively with third-party vendors and stakeholders, we build data structures that support seamless reporting and valuable business insights. Our close partnerships with business analysts and data engineering ensures that every team at The Motley Fool can leverage data to drive informed decisions and strategic growth.What would you do in this role?We are seeking a skilled contractor with expertise in Snowflake's data warehouse platform to re-architect and optimize our reporting layer. The primary focus of this role will be on improving cost efficiency and compute optimization within Snowflake. The ideal candidate will have strong analytic engineering skills and a deep understanding of Snowflake's architecture to streamline data pro