Solutions Architect at Dominion Energy
RICHMOND, VA
$116,300–$165,000from the description
Jul 15, 2026
RICHMOND, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior data architecture role focused on governing and expanding an enterprise Snowflake platform, designing end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines, and setting standards for data modeling, quality, and security. The position spans both on-premises and cloud environments, supporting analytics, business intelligence, and AI/ML workloads. It suits an experienced data architect with deep hands-on Snowflake and Oracle Exadata expertise who can also mentor engineers and engage with business stakeholders.
Senior level · 7+ years · Richmond, VA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Richmond, VA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 1–3
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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What the occupation pays Median $101,882 (middle half $71,928–$132,215). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The role title is 'Solutions Architect' / 'IT Architect – Data & Snowflake' with no explicit seniority level in the title, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; the 7+ year minimum and enterprise-scope responsibilities support a Senior classification.
The posting is classified as 15-1243 (Database Architects) because the primary day-to-day work is designing and governing enterprise data platform architecture (Snowflake, data models, ETL/ELT pipelines, data vault). 15-2051 (Data Scientists) is noted as a runner-up given the AI/ML enablement responsibilities, but architecture and data engineering are clearly the dominant focus.
A Bachelor's degree is listed as 'Preferred' and the posting explicitly states 'an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
The pipeline tools (dbt, Airflow, ADF, Databricks, Informatica, Talend) are listed under the required 'Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience' section as 'tools such as … or similar technologies.' Per the extraction rules, the 'or similar' qualifier means the specific tools are interchangeable but the capability itself is a hard gate; Informatica and Talend are captured as alternatives of each other since they appear as a pair.
Snowflake advanced features (Streams, Tasks, Data Sharing) are called out explicitly in the required section and repeated in 'Top Required Skills,' so they are treated as hard gates.
Cloud/platform certifications (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, Informatica) appear under 'Nice to Have Skills' and are therefore preferred.
The role offers a hybrid schedule (one week in office, one week telework) based in Richmond, VA — it is not fully remote.
The posting notes Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa for this position.
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