About this opportunity
PB consulting lists this Snowflake Platform Engineer / Snowflake DBA opportunity in Great Kills, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are seeking an experienced Snowflake Platform Engineer with 8+ years of experience in database engineering, cloud engineering, or data platform administration. The ideal candidate must have strong hands-on experience administering, configuring, securing, and optimizing enterprise Snowflake environments.
Required Skills
8+ years of experience in database engineering, cloud engineering, or data platform administration.
Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake platform administration, architecture, configuration, and maintenance.
Expertise in Snowflake performance tuning, virtual warehouse management, resource optimization, security, and access controls.
Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and dimensional modeling.
Experience with AWS cloud services and modern data platforms.
Proficiency in Python, Bash, and/or SQL scripting for automation.
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
Knowledge of backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and platform resiliency.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and optimize enterprise Snowflake environments.
Manage platform configuration, user access, security, and performance.
Automate administrative tasks and platform operations.
Support AWS integrations, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
Troubleshoot platform issues and implement monitoring and recovery procedures.
Collaborate with cloud, DevOps, security, and data engineering teams.
Important: Candidates must have hands-on Snowflake platform administration and engineering experience, not just SQL querying or data pipeline development.
Who can apply
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