Snowflake Platform Admin + Data Engineer

Fort Mill, SC, United States (On-site)

Contract (3 months 17 days)

Published 20 hours ago

Security & Governance

aws cloud

Snowpark

performance optimization

SQL

Programming & Querying

Snowflake Administration

Python

We are seeking a highly skilled Snowflake Platform SME / Data Engineer with strong platform administration and data engineering expertise to support and enhance our enterprise data ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in Snowflake administration, AWS Glue, cloud data engineering, security, performance optimization, and data platform governance. This role will be responsible for designing scalable data solutions while ensuring operational excellence, security, and cost optimization across the Snowflake platform.

• Administer and support enterprise Snowflake environments across development, testing, and production.
• Manage Snowflake account setup, user provisioning, roles, permissions, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
• Implement and maintain security controls including SSO, MFA, dynamic data masking, row‑level security, and secure data sharing.
• Configure and monitor resource monitors, virtual warehouses, and workload management to optimize platform performance and cost.
• Design and manage cross‑region replication, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, and provide proactive recommendations for improvement.

• Build and optimize data ingestion frameworks from multiple cloud and on‑premises data sources.
• Develop data models, transformations, and data warehouse solutions to support analytics and reporting.
• Leverage Snowflake features including Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks, Stored Procedures, Time Travel, and Zero‑Copy Cloning.
• Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring processes.

• Analyze query performance and optimize Snowflake workloads.
• Monitor warehouse utilization and implement strategies to reduce operational costs.
• Tune data pipelines, SQL queries, and storage utilization for maximum efficiency.
• Establish platform standards, governance policies, and best practices.

• Develop CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake deployments and data engineering solutions.
• Automate administrative and operational activities using Python, SnowSQL, and scripting frameworks.
• Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform or similar technologies.

• 8+ years of IT experience with at least 4+ years of hands‑on Snowflake experience.
• Strong expertise in Snowflake administration and platform management.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS Glue and cloud‑based data engineering solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Experience managing:
• RBAC and security frameworks
• Snowflake account administration
• Data replication and disaster recovery
• Data masking and governance controls
• Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture, virtual warehouses, storage, compute, and optimization techniques.
• Experience with AWS services such as S3, IAM, Cloud Watch, Lambda, and Secrets Manager.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem‑solving, and analytical skills.

• Experience with Apache Airflow for orchestration.
• Knowledge of Snowpark, Snowpipe, Data Sharing, and Native Applications.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI/CD, or Azure Dev Ops.
• Snowflake certifications such as:
• Snow Pro Advanced Architect
• Snow Pro Advanced Data Engineer
• Experience with data governance, compliance, and enterprise security frameworks.

• Strong platform ownership and operational mindset.
• A…