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Top Desired Skills:
• Snowflake Configuration
• Snowflake Optimization and Observability
• Ability to implement guardrails to protect cost of platform.
Nice to Haves:
• python
• sql
• data modeling
Job Summary:
This resource will be joining the Platform Engineering team within the EDO, this person will be a part of helping to best optimize the Snowflake Platform as they scale its usage across the bank and prepare for the integration of a new Bank. This person will need to help drive best practices of Configuration, optimization, and observability as they scale the platform across the enterprise. This person will be a go to on a platform team and helping lead some of the most important work as acquisition work begins.
Performance & Optimization:
• Analyze and optimize complex SQL queries and workloads to ensure efficient resource utilization and cost management.
• Monitor and tune Snowflake compute resources (warehouses) for optimal performance.
• Implement best practices for data modeling, partitioning, clustering, and indexing.
Security & Governance:
• Manage user roles, access controls, and data masking policies to ensure compliance with internal and external security standards.
• Collaborate with InfoSec and compliance teams to enforce data governance policies.
• Audit and monitor data access and usage patterns to detect anomalies and ensure data protection.
Database Hygiene & Maintenance:
• Maintain clean and organized schemas, tables, and views across environments.
• Implement automated routines for purging obsolete data, archiving, and metadata management.
• Ensure consistency and reliability of data pipelines and integrations with Snowflake.
Collaboration & Leadership:
• Work closely with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to support data initiatives.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior DBAs and data team members.
• Stay current with Snowflake features, updates, and industry trends to continuously improve platform capabilities.
Desired Experience/ Qualifications:
• Proven experience as a Snowflake Engineer or Snowflake DBA or in a similar role managing cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and performance tuning techniques.
• Deep understanding of Snowflake architecture, including virtual warehouses, storage layers, and caching mechanisms.
• Experience with data security frameworks and compliance standards.
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools and data integration frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
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