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# Staff Cloud Data Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Inovalon, Inc.
- **Location:** Bowie, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Build Automation, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning, Role-Based Access Control, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Snowflake, Information Technology, Terraform
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87536126/1

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake platform engineering and administration; deep understanding of Snowflake architecture, compute, storage, performance tuning, and workload managementrequired;
 * Experience with Snowflake security, RBAC, networking, and governance;
 * Experience with Snowflake cost optimization, FinOps practices, workloadutilization, and capacity management;
 * Strong SQL, troubleshooting, automation and scripting, and production engineering skills;
 * Experience with Terraform or comparable Infrastructure as Code tooling and CI/CD pipeline management;
 * Strong engineering mindset with a focus on automation, reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement;
 * AWS or other cloud platform experience is a plus;
 * Experience supporting AI and ML data workloads and modern Snowflake AI and ML capabilities is a plus;
 * Snowflake certification is a plus.

Education:

 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical fieldrequired., This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship (e.g. H-1B, TN, or E-3). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States as a condition of employment. (This is only applicable for US-based positions)

## Description

The Staff Cloud Data Platform Engineer owns and evolves Inovalon's Snowflake data platform, with a focus on reliability, performance, automation, security, and cost optimization. This is a platform engineering role, not a traditional DBA position; the primary focus is Snowflake platform ownership, with cloud experience a valuable complement. The ideal candidate brings deep Snowflakeexpertiseand a strong engineering mindset with a bias toward automation and operational excellence., * Own andoptimizethe Snowflake platform, including compute, performance, scalability, and workload management; serve as the primary subject matter expert for Snowflake architecture and platform health;

 * Drive Snowflake cost optimization,utilizationtracking, capacity planning, and FinOps practices across the organization;
 * Build automation for platform provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines;
 * Manage Snowflake security, RBAC, networking, and governance to ensure data integrity, access control, and compliance;
 * Enable data, AI, and ML teams with scalable, reliable, and performant data platform capabilities
 * Establish andmaintainplatform monitoring, observability, and production support practices;
 * Partner with engineering teams to address complex performance, scalability, and platform challenges;
 * Adhere to all confidentiality, HIPAA, regulatory, and other such policies, procedures, and requirements as outlined within Employer's Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the scope of work;
 * Maintain compliance with Inovalon's policies,proceduresand missionstatement, and fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may bereasonably providedby Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success., By embracing inclusion, we enhance our work environment and drive business success. Inovalon strives to provide equal opportunities to the communities where we operate and to our clients and everyone whom we serve. We endeavor to create a culture of inclusion in which our associates feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and pursue their professional goals in an equitable setting. We understand that by fostering this type of culture, and welcoming different perspectives, we generate innovation and growth.

Inovalon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirement.

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Inovalon provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.


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