Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Snowflake Administrator / Data Platform Engineer with a minimum of 4 years of hands-on Snowflake administration experience to manage, optimize, secure, and support enterprise-scale Snowflake data platforms. The candidate will be responsible for platform administration, security governance, performance tuning, user access management, automation, monitoring, and operational excellence across cloud-based data ecosystems. Responsibilities align with Snowflake administrative functions such as role management, SCIM-based provisioning, warehouse administration, security, governance, monitoring, and performance optimization
Experience
4+ years of Snowflake Administration experience
6+ years of overall Data Platform or Data Engineering experience
Experience supporting production-critical Snowflake environments
Experience working in Azure cloud environments
Key Responsibilities
Snowflake Platform Administration
Administer and maintain Snowflake accounts, databases, schemas, warehouses, resource monitors, and storage integrations.
Create and manage users, roles, grants, RBAC hierarchy, and access policies.
Implement enterprise security controls and governance frameworks.
Manage Snowflake account parameters and platform configurations.
Identity & Access Management
Configure and support SSO, SCIM provisioning, and federation integrations.
Implement role-based access control (RBAC) and least-privilege security models.
Manage user onboarding, role assignment, and access reviews.
Support audit and compliance requirements.
Performance & Cost Optimization
Monitor query performance and optimize workloads.
Manage virtual warehouses and auto-scaling configurations.
Tune clustering, caching, data retention, and storage utilization.
Analyze platform utilization and recommend cost-saving measures.
Monitoring & Operations
Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational dashboards.
Troubleshoot platform incidents and performance issues.
Support production releases, upgrades, and platform maintenance activities.
Conduct root-cause analysis for platform-related incidents.
Data Governance & Security
Implement masking policies, row-level security, and data classification.
Support governance initiatives including tagging and metadata management.
Manage audit trails, access history, and compliance reporting.
Collaborate with security and governance teams.
Automation & DevOps
Develop automation scripts using Python, SnowSQL, or Terraform.
Support CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake deployments.
Automate user provisioning, role assignments, and operational tasks.
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code practices for Snowflake environments.
Required Technical Skills
Snowflake
User & Role Administration
RBAC and Security Management
Warehouse & Resource Monitor Administration
Query Performance Tuning
Streams, Tasks, Dynamic Tables
Snowpipe
Data Sharing
Time Travel & Fail-safe
Clustering and Storage Optimization
Monitoring and Governance
Cloud Platforms
Azure
IAM Concepts
Cloud Networking Fundamentals
Database Technologies
SQL (Advanced)
PostgreSQL / SQL Server / Oracle knowledge
Data Warehousing Concepts
Data Modeling (Star/Snowflake Schema)
Automation & DevOps
Python
Shell Scripting
Terraform
Git
CI/CD Tools
Security & Governance
SSO/SAML
SCIM Provisioning
Data Masking
Row-Level Security
Audit & Compliance
Preferred Qualifications
SnowPro Advanced Administrator Certification.
Experience with dbt, Airflow, Kafka, Informatica, or StreamSets.
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise data platforms.
Exposure to Databricks, Azure Data Factory, or AWS Data Services.
Knowledge of Data Governance tools such as Atlan, Collibra, or Alation.
Soft Skills
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent stakeholder communication skills.
Ability to work with global delivery teams.
Experience supporting Production, KTLO, and operational environments.
Nice-to-Have Certifications
SnowPro Advanced Administrator
SnowPro Core Certification
AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud Certification
Terraform Associate

Snowflake Administrator / Data Platform Engineer

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