Description

• 5+ years supporting large-scale data environments
• Strong Snowflake expertise (administration, security, performance tuning, optimization)
• Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Background with ETL, data migrations, data architecture, and modeling
• Experience with Python and Git
• Has worked across multiple database/data platforms
• Prior experience as a technical lead, mentor, or team leader

What Matters Most:

• Someone who is eager to learn and adapt as Snowflake continues to evolve
• Strong engineering/developer approach vs. purely operational DBA experience
• Ability to take ownership of the platform and help guide the team
• Exceptional communication skills—this is a top priority for the hiring team

What you’ll do:

• Oversee the administration and management of our Snowflake data warehouse, ensuring its optimal performance, security, and reliability.
• Design, implement, and monitor data management policies and procedures to ensure data security, accessibility, and availability.
• Collaborate with data analysts, data engineers, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and implement solutions to meet these needs efficiently.
• Conduct regular performance analysis of Snowflake usage & tuning to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Manage Snowflake security including roles, permissions, and access controls to protect sensitive data.
• Lead data migration projects, including schema definitions, data warehousing, and ETL processes.
• Keep abreast of new Snowflake features and technologies, advocating for and implementing upgrades and enhancements as appropriate.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior DBAs and other team members.
• Develop and maintain documentation for database architectures, configurations, and processes.

What you’ll bring:

• Strong understanding of database design, implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Expertise in SQL and experience with ETL tools and techniques.
• Proficiency in data modeling and data architecture.
• Knowledge of cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and how they integrate with Snowflake. AWS expertise is preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a commitment to maintaining high-quality data standards.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Expertise with SQL Server and Postgres in addition to Snowflake.
• Expertise managing Snowflake SSO configuration and access policies
• Expertise managing Snowflake role hierarchies.
• Up to date knowledge of Snowflake’s latest features.
• Proficiency with Git version control.
• Proficiency with Python programming language

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree