Senior Snowflake Platform Administrator

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. Administer and maintain the Snowflake platform, including databases, schemas, warehouses, roles, users, resource monitors, and data-sharing capabilities .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $119,700 - $173,625 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in administering and optimizing Snowflake environments, including security implementations, performance tuning, and automation strategies. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance data governance and support enterprise analytics initiatives.

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Snowflake AdministrationRBAC ImplementationPerformance OptimizationInfrastructure as CodeSQL Automation

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Hard Skills

Snowflake ArchitectureDatabase AdministrationData Warehousing ConceptsSQLPythonTerraformCI/CD PipelinesData GovernanceCost OptimizationCloud Data Platforms

Soft Skills

TroubleshootingAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingCommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

GitApache AirflowDbtAWSSnowpipeDynamic TablesSecure ViewsStored ProceduresGitHub ActionsAzure DevOps

Certifications & Qualifications

SnowPro Core CertificationSnowPro Advanced Certification

Industry Keywords

Enterprise AnalyticsAI/MLData EngineeringData SharingBusiness ContinuityDisaster RecoveryCross-Region ReplicationResource MonitoringNetwork PoliciesMasking Policies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowApacheAWSAzureCloudPythonShell ScriptingSnowflakeSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Administer and maintain the Snowflake platform, including databases, schemas, warehouses, roles, users, resource monitors, and data-sharing capabilities
Design and implement scalable Snowflake architectures for enterprise analytics, data engineering, and AI/ML workloads
Implement RBAC, row-level security, masking policies, network policies, and data governance standards
Optimize warehouse sizing, query performance, clustering, storage utilization, and platform costs
Implement secure data sharing, external stages, storage integrations, Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks, Dynamic Tables, and other Snowflake capabilities
Develop backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, replication, and cross-region replication strategies
Automate Snowflake deployments with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines
Maintain version-controlled SQL objects and security objects
Monitor platform health, resource consumption, query performance, and security events
Collaborate with Data Engineering on dbt, Airflow, ELT pipelines, and data integration initiatives
Develop Python and SQL automation for administration, provisioning, monitoring, and operations
Partner with Security, Architecture, and Governance teams on standards, compliance, and best practices
Mentor database administrators and data engineers
Stay current with Snowflake and cloud technologies and recommend platform improvements
Document platform architecture, procedures, standards, and operational runbooks

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 8 years of database administration experience, including 3+ years administering enterprise Snowflake environments
Strong knowledge of Snowflake architecture, virtual warehouses, storage, compute optimization, and platform administration
Hands-on experience implementing Snowflake security, including RBAC, masking policies, row access policies, network policies, and secure data sharing
Experience designing and optimizing Snowflake performance, workload management, and cost optimization strategies
Experience with Snowflake native capabilities, including Tasks, Streams, Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe, External Tables, Secure Views, and Stored Procedures
Experience managing Snowflake across AWS cloud environments
Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and modern cloud data platforms
Experience using Git-based source control and CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake object deployments
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar automation tools
Strong SQL skills and experience with Python or Shell scripting for platform automation
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional technical teams
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable
SnowPro Core Certification or SnowPro Advanced Certifications (preferred)
Experience with dbt, Apache Airflow, Terraform, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar DevOps platforms (preferred)
Experience implementing enterprise data governance and security frameworks (preferred)
Experience administering cloud data platforms within AWS (preferred)
Experience supporting enterprise analytics, AI/ML, and modern data platform initiatives (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
Business Resource Groups (BRGs) open to all
Bonus program opportunity for non-sales positions
Reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection and a suitable home workspace; necessary computer equipment provided for remote and hybrid positions