Snowflake Data Associate

• Provide day-to-day Tier 1 operational support for Snowflake environments, including handling support tickets for access requests and user provisioning
• Monitor Snowflake costs and usage through dashboards and resource monitors, identifying opportunities for optimization
• Assist with creating and maintaining cost and utilization reports to support business decision-making
• Support RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) implementation by managing user access, roles, and permissions
• Participate in on-call rotation to provide production support for Snowflake and related data platforms.
• Handle deployments and releases from GitHub
• Assist with configuring and maintaining Snowflake objects including databases, schemas, warehouses, and resource monitors
• Support data sharing and replication processes for internal and external clients
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to troubleshoot data pipeline issues and support ETL/ELT processes
• Help maintain monitoring dashboards and implement alerts for system health and performance issues
• Document procedures, configurations, and troubleshooting steps in runbooks and knowledge base articles
• Support audit and compliance activities by providing documentation and evidence as needed
• Assist with Snowflake query performance troubleshooting and optimization efforts
• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) testing and failover exercises
• Support general data platform operations including production troubleshooting and incident response
• Work with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform to support automation initiatives
• Establish and follow naming conventions, object tagging, and organizational best practices
• Respond to production incidents promptly and work independently to resolve issues or escalate appropriately

Do you have experience in Snowflake?, * 2-3 years of IT experience with exposure to cloud data platforms, databases, or data engineering environments

• Intermediate experience with Snowflake administration, configuration, or support
• Foundational knowledge of SQL and database concepts
• Familiarity with Linux and Python scripting for basic automation tasks
• Experience with Git/GitHub for code versioning and deployment processes
• Exposure to tools and technologies such as AWS (S3, EC2, Lambda), Apache Airflow (MWAA), Python, Oracle, MySQL, Terraform, Git, Datadog, Informatica, and Alation
• Basic understanding of AWS cloud services and cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with role-based access control (RBAC) and security concepts
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotation and provide production support
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to document technical processes
• Self-starter with ability to quickly ramp up in new environments and hit the ground running
• Experience working independently in contract or consulting roles preferred
• Ability to integrate quickly into existing teams and contribute independently with minimal supervision
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and project needs
• Available to start immediately or with minimal notice period
• Available for the full duration of the contract assignment
• Customer Service orientation with ability to handle support requests professionally