Snowflake Cortex AI Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level AI Engineering role at Ontrac Solutions. Las Vegas · contract.
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What you'll do
- Design Snowflake-based AI solutions, then carry them from customer workshops and prototypes into production
- Build RAG, agent-based workflows, semantic layers and enterprise AI applications with Cortex AI and related tools
- Create Snowflake data platforms and dependable batch and real-time pipelines using the listed technologies
- Run architecture reviews with customers and develop reusable implementation patterns and accelerators
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree and at least twelve years of IT work after graduation
- At least five years in data engineering, analytics engineering or another listed data-platform field
- Strong Snowflake skills, including Cortex AI, Cortex Code, Snowpark, security, governance and performance tuning
- Experience delivering LLM, RAG, vector-search and agentic AI solutions, with strong SQL and Python
- Hands-on work with Airflow, dbt, Spark, Kafka and at least one of AWS, Azure or GCP
Who this fits
This suits a technically hands-on engineer who can also lead customer workshops and architecture discussions. The job is onsite in Las Vegas Monday through Friday; you must live nearby or be willing to relocate and have US work authorization. The engagement is long term and may be full-time or contract.
From the employer
OVERVIEW
OnTrac is seeking a Snowflake Cortex AI Engineer to design, build, and operationalize AI-powered data solutions on Snowflake for an enterprise financial-services customer in Las Vegas. The role combines customer engagement, solution architecture, data engineering, and hands-on AI implementation, with a strong focus on Snowflake Cortex AI, Cortex Code (CoCo and CoCo Desktop), and Snowpark. You will take solutions from workshop and proof of concept through to production. This role is ideal for a highly technical, customer-focused engineer who can engage executives, architect solutions, and build production-grade AI and data platforms hands-on.
ENGAGEMENT
• Expected start: ASAP
• Duration: long term; full-time or contract
• Location: Las Vegas, NV — onsite Monday to Friday
• You must be located in, or willing to relocate to, the Las Vegas area, and authorized to work in the United States
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design and implement AI-powered data solutions using Snowflake Cortex AI, Cortex Code (CoCo), and CoCo Desktop
• Develop and deploy retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, semantic layers, and enterprise AI applications
• Architect scalable data platforms on Snowflake, Kafka, Spark, Airflow, dbt, and cloud-native services
• Build robust ELT/ETL pipelines and real-time integrations
• Lead customer workshops, architecture reviews, proofs of concept, and production deployments
• Develop reusable accelerators, patterns, and best practices
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree, plus 12+ years of IT experience after completing it
• 5+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data platforms
• Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture, security, governance, and performance optimization
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake Cortex AI, Cortex Code (CoCo / CoCo Desktop), Snowpark, and AI/ML integration patterns
• Experience building LLM, RAG, vector search, and agentic AI solutions
• Strong SQL and Python
• Experience with Airflow, dbt, Spark, Kafka, and at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong customer-facing communication and solution-architecture skills
USEFUL QUALIFICATIONS
• Snowflake certifications (SnowPro Advanced: Architect, Data Engineer, or AI specialization)
• Streamlit, Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe, and Snowflake Native Apps
• Integrating OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or open-source models
• Knowledge of enterprise security, governance, privacy, and compliance frameworks
• Banking, payments, or other regulated financial-services experience
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