Snowflake Administrator(Job No 908)

• Snowflake Platform Management: Manage and maintain Snowflake environment, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Data Warehouse Configuration: Configure and optimize Snowflake data warehouse instances, including warehouses, databases, schemas, and tables.
• Performance Tuning: Monitor and optimize query performance, database performance, and resource utilization, implementing best practices for efficient and cost-effective operations.
• Security Management: Implement security policies for Snowflake, including role-based access controls (RBAC), user management, data masking, and ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Backup and Disaster Recovery: Implement and maintain data backup, restore procedures, and disaster recovery strategies for Snowflake.
• ETL & Data Integration: Collaborate with ETL developers to design and optimize data pipelines, ensuring smooth data ingestion into Snowflake.
• Incident Management: Troubleshoot and resolve issues with the Snowflake platform, providing support for ongoing data platform incidents or outages.
• Cost Optimization: Monitor and analyze Snowflake costs, providing recommendations for optimizing resource allocation and reducing unnecessary expenditures.
• Automation & Scripting: Write automation scripts (e.g., using SQL, Python, or other tools) for Snowflake instance management, monitoring, and alerting.
• Collaboration: Work closely with data engineers, data scientists, and analysts to ensure data availability and reliability for reporting, analytics, and machine learning purposes.

Requirements:

• Experience: 3+ years of experience managing and administering Snowflake environments or similar cloud data platforms.
• Technical Skills:
  • Strong knowledge of Snowflake architecture, performance tuning, and best practices.
  • Proficiency with SQL, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts.
  • Experience with Snowflake’s security features (RBAC, data masking, etc.).
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and integrations with Snowflake.
  • Experience with ETL/ELT processes, especially in cloud environments.
  • Familiarity with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell).
• Certifications: Snowflake Certified Administrator (preferred).
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with large-scale data migration projects to Snowflake.
• Knowledge of data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Looker.
• Experience in implementing data governance and compliance standards.
• Cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security – Specialty).