Snowflake Data Engineer With Admin Experience

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My name is Simran, and I am an IT Recruiter from Empower Professionals Inc. I wanted to reach out regarding a Snowflake Data Engineer With Admin Experience in Fort Mill, SC (Fully Onsite)

Role: Snowflake Data Engineer With Admin Experience

Locations: Fort Mill, SC (Fully Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

F2F Interview MUST For Local Candidates

Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 5 Days every week. EST/ CST if fine if they are ready to sign hold agreement.

Job Summary:

• 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.

Key Responsibilities

Snowflake Platform Administration:

• 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.

Data Engineering:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS Glue and Snowflake.
• 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.

Performance & Cost Optimization:

• 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.

Automation & DevOps:

• 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.

Required Qualifications:

• 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, CloudWatch, Lambda, and Secrets Manager.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Must Have Skills:

• Snowflake Administration
• Snowflake Data Engineering
• AWS Glue
• SQL
• Python

Nice to Have:

• AWS Lambda
• Apache Airflow
• Terraform
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Snowpark
• Data Governance & Security Controls

Preferred 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 GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.

Snowflake certifications such as:

• SnowPro Core Certification
• SnowPro Advanced Architect
• SnowPro Advanced Data Engineer
• Experience with data governance, compliance, and enterprise security frameworks.

Simran Sheikh

Talent Acquisition Specialist| Empower Professionals

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