Snowflake Administrator – INTL India

Snowflake Administrator

Insight Global is seeking two experienced Snowflake Administrators for one of our large healthcare/medical device clients. This consultant will join the data platform team in support of key enterprise initiatives, including ongoing global wave rollouts and hypercare activities. This is an offshore, 6-month contract engagement with potential for extension based on business needs and performance. The administrators will play a critical role in maintaining platform stability, optimizing performance, and ensuring seamless data operations across the organization.

The ideal candidates are self-driven, accountable, and thrive in a fast-paced, operationally demanding environment where system uptime and reliability are paramount.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform administration:
  Managing users, roles, and access controls (RBAC); provisioning and de-provisioning accounts; ensuring proper grants and permissions.
• Warehouse management:
  Monitoring warehouse usage, optimizing sizing based on peak vs. off-peak demand, and tuning performance to ensure efficient query execution.
• Security & governance:
  Implementing and maintaining security best practices, networking configurations, and data governance policies.
• Monitoring & troubleshooting:
  Proactively identifying system issues, resolving incidents quickly to prevent job failures or business disruptions, and supporting the team during hypercare periods around major go-lives.
• Cost optimization:
  Analyzing resource consumption and recommending strategies to reduce spend without compromising performance.
• Documentation:
  Creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and best practice guides for the platform.
• Collaboration:
  
  Working closely with data engineering, integration, and business teams to support data flows across source systems (SAP, D365/DBX, and others) into Snowflake.
• On-call support:
  Providing coverage during off-hours when critical issues arise, with an overlap/handshake model between offshore and US shifts.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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