Snowflake Platform Admin (DAY 1 ONSITE)

We are seeking an experienced Snowflake Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Snowflake administration, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Terraform-based automation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, securing, and automating enterprise-scale Snowflake environments while ensuring adherence to governance, security, and operational best practices., Snowflake Platform Engineering

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise-scale Snowflake environments.
• Build and maintain Snowflake platform standards, governance models, and operational procedures.
• Provision and manage databases, schemas, warehouses, integrations, roles, and security objects.
• Implement scalable and reusable Snowflake architecture patterns.
• Optimise Snowflake performance, resource utilisation, and operational costs.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for Snowflake infrastructure provisioning.
• Automate deployment of:

o Virtual Warehouses

o Databases and Schemas

o RBAC Roles

o Users and Service Accounts

o Storage Integrations

o External Stages

o Network Policies

o Resource Monitors

• Create reusable IaC frameworks that support multi-environment deployments.
• Implement GitOps principles and automated deployment pipelines.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake platform deployments.
• Integrate Snowflake infrastructure deployment with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Automate change management, validation, testing, and release processes.
• Implement environment promotion strategies across Development, QA, UAT, and Production.
• Develop automated rollback and recovery procedures.

Security & Governance

• Design and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) frameworks.
• Define and maintain Snowflake security standards and governance policies.
• Configure and manage:

o Network Policies

o Private Connectivity

o SSO Integration

o MFA Controls

o Data Access Governance

• Conduct security reviews and access audits.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security and regulatory requirements.

Warehouse Management & Optimisation

• Automate warehouse provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Implement auto-scaling and auto-suspend policies.
• Monitor warehouse utilisation and recommend optimisation opportunities.
• Define resource management strategies to improve performance and control costs.

Monitoring & Operations

• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks.
• Troubleshoot platform issues and resolve production incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
• Maintain platform documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Collaboration

• Partner with Data Engineering, Security, Architecture, and Operations teams.
• Provide technical leadership and platform guidance.
• Participate in architecture reviews and platform governance discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote automation-first practices.

The candidate must possess deep knowledge of Snowflake platform engineering, RBAC implementation, network security controls, warehouse lifecycle management, and CI/CD-driven infrastructure deployment. Experience in building fully automated Snowflake provisioning frameworks using Terraform is essential.