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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Snowflake Data Platform Operations Engineer - **Company:** The Fountain Group - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $124,800.0 - $156,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, ARM Architecture, CA Workload Automation Ae, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Configuration Management Databases, Databases, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Power BI, Azure Active Directory, Ansible, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Scripting, Snowflake, Grafana, Gitlab, AI Platforms, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Hashicorp, Bitbucket, Terraform, Splunk, Stream Analytics, Looker Analytics, Jenkins, Servicenow - **Published:** July 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thefountaingroup.com/job/16867/snowflake_data_platform_operations_engineer#apply-now-header ## About the Role * 3+ years of experience in Snowflake platform operations or support. * SnowPro Core certification preferred; additional Snowflake certifications a plus. * Proficiency in SQL and basic scripting (Python or Bash) for operational automation. * Familiarity with CI/CD tools (GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible). * Experience with Linux system administration and batch scheduling tools (e.g., Autosys). * Basic AWS IaaS administration; Azure or GCP experience acceptable. * Understanding of ITSM processes and tools (ServiceNow). * Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. * Excellent communication and collaboration abilities., * Experience supporting Snowflake integrations with business analytics tools (Power BI, Looker, Quicksight). * Exposure to Snowpark container services and Snowpipe stream analytics. * Familiarity with Snowflake Cortex AI services. * Experience with CMDB tools such as CloudAware. ## Description * Provide first-level support for Snowflake platform applications, including incident triage, resolution, and escalation. * Monitor Snowflake platform health and performance using observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, or Snowsight. * Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) and Operational Rotation exercises, ensuring platform readiness and validating business continuity plans. * Develop, maintain and execute operational runbooks for Snowflake support scenarios and application recovery in a remote AWS region. * Collaborate with engineering teams to implement platform updates and capture diagnostic information for advanced troubleshooting. * Support Snowflake object lifecycle management, including creation, modification, and retirement of databases, schemas, and roles. * Operate and manage Snowflake IAM services to include user and role management. Support IAM integration with enterprise IAM tools such as Entra (Azure AD) or Hashicorp Vault. 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