Senior Snowflake Platform Engineer

VERIDAY INC.

Arlington Heights, OH, United States

12 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

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Tech stack

Query Performance Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Computer Networks Information Engineering Data Governance Data Integration Failover Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language) Performance Tuning

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Role-Based Access Control Standard Sql Shell Script SQL Databases Scripting Sql Optimization Snowflake Caching Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Terraform

Job description

Own day-to-day Snowflake administration, including user and role management, warehouse configuration, resource monitoring, and operational support.
Analyze and optimize query performance, warehouse utilization, concurrency, and compute costs using Snowflake monitoring and account usage capabilities.
Implement and maintain RBAC, least-privilege access, service accounts, authentication integrations, and data protection controls.
Establish platform standards for warehouse sizing, auto-suspend/resume, resource monitors, workload isolation, and cost management.
Monitor platform health, investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative measures.
Manage database objects and platform hygiene, including schemas, tables, views, retention settings, and cleanup of obsolete resources.
Support data integration and connectivity with AWS services (S3, IAM) and related ingestion and processing tools.
Automate administrative and operational tasks using SQL, Python, scripting, and APIs.
Develop operational dashboards and documentation for monitoring, incident response, access reviews, and cost reporting.
Collaborate with engineering teams on platform architecture, upgrades, new capabilities, and enterprise data initiatives.

Requirements

Extensive hands-on experience administering and supporting Snowflake in a production enterprise environment.
Strong knowledge of Snowflake architecture, including virtual warehouses, micro-partitions, caching, and query execution.
Advanced SQL skills with proven experience diagnosing and resolving query performance issues.
Practical experience implementing Snowflake RBAC, role hierarchies, grants, access policies, and secure access patterns.
Experience with warehouse sizing, workload management, cost monitoring, and compute optimization.
Experience troubleshooting production incidents and improving platform reliability.
Solid understanding of database administration, data governance, and enterprise security practices.
Ability to work independently, communicate effectively, and produce clear technical documentation.
Experience integrating Snowflake with AWS S3, IAM, Glue, and enterprise data pipelines
Python or shell scripting for automation; Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools
Snowflake security features: masking policies, row access policies, network policies, authentication integrations
Experience with multi-cluster warehouses, replication, failover, and business continuity
SnowPro Core or Advanced certification
Experience in financial services or another regulated enterprise environment

Benefits & conditions

Competitive hourly rate
A collaborative and dynamic work environment
The opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects with a leading banking client

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