Snowflake Platform/Database Engineer
About The Position
The Snowflake Platform/Database Engineer owns and evolves the enterprise Snowflake platform, with responsibility for its scalability, performance, stability, security, and resiliency. The role drives platform innovation by evaluating, integrating, and rolling out Snowflake features, and leads reliability engineering initiatives such as disaster recovery, backup, and resiliency strategies. The engineer automates platform deployment and operations with scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code tools, and designs and optimizes CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake development and operational workflows. The role partners with application teams to support onboarding, integration, and platform utilization; provides L3 support for complex issues; and designs secure, scalable cloud architecture aligned with enterprise standards. Additional responsibilities include maintaining documentation, runbooks, and training materials for global teams; collaborating with US and offshore teams; advising on Snowflake implementation and optimization; and working with Snowflake and external vendors to resolve issues and improve platform capabilities. The position is hybrid, based in Dallas, Texas, or Tampa, Florida, with three days per week onsite, and requires candidates to be local. The posting lists compensation of $63 per hour C2C or $55 per hour on W-2.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in data platform, cloud, or database engineering.
- Deep expertise in Snowflake platform engineering and administration.
- Strong foundation in data warehousing concepts, including dimensional modeling.
- Experience with cloud platforms; AWS is preferred.
- Experience in database administration and platform engineering.
- Proficiency in Python and/or Bash/SQL scripting for automation.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, or Bitbucket.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
- Strong understanding of platform resiliency, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
- Experience working in Agile environments with cross-functional teams.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Candidates must be local to Dallas, Texas, or Tampa, Florida, for the hybrid schedule.
- U.S. citizens or Green Card holders with verified, authentic Green Cards only.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience; the degree is preferred.
- Snowflake certifications, such as SnowPro Core or advanced certifications.
- Experience integrating Snowflake with IAM/security frameworks such as Entra ID or HashiCorp Vault.
- Exposure to observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, or Dynatrace.
- Knowledge of FinOps and Snowflake cost-optimization strategies.
- Experience with Snowflake advanced capabilities such as Snowpipe, Snowpark, streaming, or Cortex AI.
- Familiarity with BI/analytics tools such as Power BI, Looker, or QuickSight.
- Experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow and enterprise support models.
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the enterprise Snowflake platform to ensure scalability, performance, and stability.
- Evaluate, integrate, and roll out new Snowflake features to drive platform innovation.
- Lead reliability engineering initiatives, including disaster recovery, backup, and resiliency strategies.
- Automate platform deployment and operations using scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
- Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake development and operational workflows.
- Partner with application teams to enable onboarding, integration, and effective platform utilization.
- Provide L3 support by troubleshooting and resolving complex platform issues.
- Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architecture aligned with enterprise standards.
- Develop and maintain documentation, runbooks, and training materials for global teams.
- Collaborate with US and offshore teams to deliver scalable data solutions.
- Advise teams as a subject-matter expert on Snowflake implementation and optimization best practices.
- Partner with Snowflake and external vendors to resolve issues and enhance platform capabilities.
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Career Level
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