Snowflake Administrator / Data Platform Engineer

Snowflake Administrator / Data Platform Engineer

Instructions: Your team needs to video interview the candidates and ask them to show a physical ID (masking PII information), seek consent, and submit a screenshot of that photo ID. Only two pre-qualified candidates are profiled in San Francisco (SF), and the candidate must complete the online application after the recruiter sends an invite.

About the role

The Snowflake Administrator / Data Platform Engineer will manage, optimize, secure, and support enterprise-scale Snowflake data platforms. Key responsibilities include platform administration, security governance, performance tuning, user access management, automation, monitoring, and operational excellence across cloud-based data ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Configure and support Single Sign-On (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.
• 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.
• Maintain 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on Snowflake administration experience.
• Minimum 6 years of overall Data Platform or Data Engineering experience.
• Experience supporting production-critical Snowflake environments.
• Experience working in Azure cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Experience with 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.

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.

Pay

$78/hr

Schedule

Onsite in Novi, MI