Lead Snowflake Data Engineer

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Addison, TX, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Automation of Tests Microsoft Azure Code Review Continuous Integration Information Engineering Data Warehousing Python (Programming Language) Role-Based Access Control Standard Sql Azure Data Lake Macros Azure Data Factory
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Snowflake Git

Job description

We are looking for a Lead Snowflake Data Engineer to lead the design, security, and development of an enterprise Snowflake platform. This hands-on role includes building production dbt models, establishing engineering standards, and mentoring the team., * Build Silver and Gold dbt models that transform source data into reliable datasets for reporting and analytics.

  • Own Snowflake platform architecture, environment design, and role hierarchies.
  • Protect sensitive data through RBAC, masking policies, and row access policies.
  • Manage Git and CI/CD workflows, including automated testing and controlled production releases.
  • Review code, mentor engineers, and optimize Snowflake performance and costs.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in data engineering or data warehousing, including 3+ years building and running dbt on Snowflake in production.
  • Strong SQL and dbt experience with incremental models, snapshots, macros, testing, and documentation.
  • Experience with dimensional and medallion modeling, including line-item corrections and adjustments.
  • Hands-on Snowflake security experience and knowledge of Streams and Tasks, Dynamic Tables, Time Travel, cloning, and warehouse sizing.
  • Experience owning production releases, conducting code reviews, and providing technical leadership.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience., * Healthcare claims, revenue-cycle data, X12/EDI, or experience with regulated data.
  • Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Azure DevOps, Python, or infrastructure as code.
  • Snowflake cost governance, FinOps, or SnowPro certification.

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