Snowflake DBT Developer
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Dallas, TX, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Airflow
Application Frameworks
Unit Testing
Cluster Analysis
Code Review
Continuous Delivery
Information Engineering
Data Governance
Data Security
Data Vault Modeling
Dimensional Modeling
Jinja (Template Engine)
+15 more
Python (Programming Language)
Performance Tuning
Query Optimization
Role-Based Access Control
Strategies of Testing
Sql Optimization
Delivery Pipeline
Snowflake
Grafana
Git
Git Flow
Star Schema
Data Management
Software Version Control
Data Pipelines
Job description
- Design, build, and maintain scalable ELT pipelines , leveraging Fivetran (or similar tools) for ingestion and dbt for transformation .
- Develop and maintain robust dbt projects , including:
- Modular models (staging, intermediate, marts)
- Reusable macros and Jinja templating
- Snapshots for SCD Type 2 handling
- Schema and custom data quality tests
- Documentation using dbt docs
- Implement modular and reusable dbt architecture supporting multi-environment deployments (dev, test, prod).
- Design and implement scalable data models using best practices (dimensional modeling, star schema, and data vault where applicable).
- Optimize Snowflake performance and cost efficiency, including:
- Query tuning and execution optimization
- Warehouse sizing and workload management
- Effective use of micro-partitions, clustering, and pruning
- Build and enforce strong data quality and validation frameworks , including:
- Unit testing for transformations ( dbt and custom frameworks)
- Data reconciliation and consistency checks
- Develop Python-based solutions for automation, orchestration support, metadata-driven processing, and operational tooling.
- Implement and enforce Git-based development practices :
- Version control, branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews
- Consistent and collaborative engineering workflows
- Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines for dbt deployments:
- Automated build, test, and deployment processes
- Environment promotion (dev * test * prod)
- Integration with enterprise deployment pipelines
- Work with orchestration tools such as Airflow / Astronomer to schedule, monitor, and manage data pipeline execution (preferred).
- Collaborate closely with platform, governance, and business teams to align on data requirements, access control, and delivery expectations.
Requirements
The ideal candidate brings deep, practical experience in dbt coding and Snowflake engineering , along with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and the ability to operate independently. Fivetran experience is beneficial , but the primary focus is on dbt and Snowflake expertise ., * 10+ years of experience in data engineering / analytics engineering roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with dbt in production , including:
- Model development and dependency management
- Macro development and reusable frameworks
- Testing strategies (schema tests, custom tests)
- Deployment and environment management
- Strong Snowflake expertise , including:
- Data modeling and warehouse design
- Performance tuning and cost optimization
- Deep understanding of virtual warehouses, micro-partitions, clustering, and query pruning
- Role-based access control (RBAC) and secure data access
- Advanced SQL expertise with ability to build and optimize complex transformations.
- Strong Python programming skills for data engineering use cases.
- Proven experience with Git integration , including collaborative development workflows.
- Strong experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for data platforms and dbtdeployments.
- Experience building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines with SLAs, monitoring, and reliability standards ., * Experience with Fivetran (connector setup, ingestion patterns, schema management, troubleshooting).
- Experience with Airflow / Astronomer or similar orchestration tools.
- Exposure to data governance, lineage, and observability tools.
- Financial services / banking domain experience is strongly preferred and will be prioritized , though not mandatory.
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