Snowflake Platform Engineer

BCforward
Wilmington, DE, United States
5 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$139,360.0 - $145,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Data Analysis ARM Architecture Bash Shell Unix Continuous Integration Information Engineering
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Extract Transform Load (ETL) Python (Programming Language) Performance Tuning Cloud Services Aws Command Line Interface (CLI) Azure Machine Learning Shell Script Software Engineering Data Logging Data Ingestion Snowflake Apache Spark Boto3 Agentic-AI Git Data Lakes AWS Data Analytics Bitbucket Cloudwatch Streamlit Framework Terraform Splunk Jenkins Servicenow Amazon Redshift Databricks Control M

Job description

  • Design, build, and maintain cloud-native data pipelines and services on AWS and Snowflake.
  • Implement data lake architectures using Lake Formation, Glue, Step Functions, and Lambda.
  • Develop Python, Shell, and UNIX-based solutions for data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration.
  • Create and manage infrastructure as code with Terraform for AWS and Snowflake resources.
  • Optimize Snowflake performance and implement features including Snowflake Cortex and Streamlit apps.
  • Enable data movement using AWS CLI, Python APIs, Spark, and Boto3 with secure governance.
  • Support analytics services including Athena, S3 Select, EMR, and Redshift as needed.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket/Git and Jenkins with approvals in ServiceNow.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot using AWS CloudWatch and Splunk with effective logging and tracing.
  • Schedule and orchestrate workloads with Control-M or similar tools.

Requirements

We are seeking a Snowflake Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in AWS data lake services, Snowflake, and Python-based data engineering and a proven ability to design, build, and operate scalable cloud data platforms and migration pipelines., * 5-6 years of hands-on software development and data engineering experience.

  • Proficiency in Python, Shell scripting, and UNIX.
  • Strong experience with Snowflake, including performance tuning and data modeling.
  • Snowflake Cortex and Streamlit experience.
  • Hands-on with AWS data lake services: Lake Formation, Glue, Step Functions, and Lambda.
  • Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code in AWS and Snowflake ecosystems.
  • Data movement expertise using AWS CLI, Python API, Spark, and Python Boto3.
  • Familiarity with analytics and compute services: Athena, S3 Select, EMR, Redshift, S3, and EC2.
  • Knowledge of scheduling tools, with Control-M preferred.
  • CI/CD experience with Bitbucket/Git and Jenkins, and change management via ServiceNow.
  • Monitoring and log tracing using AWS CloudWatch and Splunk.

Preferred Skills:

  • Knowledge on AI agentic workflows, MCP servers, or AI/ML platforms such as Databricks.
  • Prior work in Agile teams delivering cloud data solutions.

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive compensation and benefits.
  • Opportunities for growth with global clients.
  • A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About the company

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

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