Snowflake Administration
Manage and administer Snowflake accounts, warehouses, databases, schemas, and roles
Configure and maintain virtual warehouses for optimal performance
Handle user access control and role-based security
Performance & Cost Optimization
Monitor and optimize query performance and warehouse usage
Implement cost optimization strategies (auto-suspend/resume, scaling policies)
Analyze query execution plans and troubleshoot slow queries
Security & Governance
Implement data security policies (RBAC, masking, row-level security)
Configure network policies, encryption, and access control
Ensure compliance with data governance standards
Data Management
Manage data loading/unloading (Snowpipe, COPY commands)
Monitor data ingestion pipelines and troubleshoot failures
Ensure data integrity and consistency
Backup, Recovery & High Availability
Implement data retention, fail-safe, and time travel features
Plan and manage disaster recovery strategies
Ensure business continuity
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Monitor system health using Snowflake dashboards and tools
Troubleshoot performance issues and failures
Maintain logs and audit activities
Integration & Support
Work with ETL tools (Informatica, Talend, dbt, Airflow)
Integrate Snowflake with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and BI teams
Required Skills & Qualifications
Core Technical Skills
3-6 years of experience in Snowflake Administration / Data Warehouse Administration
Strong knowledge of Snowflake architecture and concepts
Proficiency in SQL (mandatory)
Snowflake Features
Virtual Warehouses
Time Travel & Fail-safe
Snowpipe & Data Sharing
RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
Cloud & Tools
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools
Experience with monitoring & logging tools

Snowflake Certification (SnowPro Core / Advanced)
Knowledge of data modeling (star/snowflake schemas)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub)
Familiarity with Python scripting

* Primary skills: Snowflake admin