We are seeking a skilled Snowflake Administrator responsible for managing, monitoring, securing, and optimizing Snowflake data platform environments. The role includes performance tuning, cost optimization, access control, and production support for enterprise data workloads.
Key Responsibilities
Snowflake Administration
Manage Snowflake accounts, warehouses, databases, schemas, and roles
Configure and maintain virtual warehouses (compute layers)
Handle user access, RBAC, and security policies
Monitor system usage and ensure platform stability
Performance Tuning & Optimization
Optimize Snowflake queries, warehouse sizing, and auto-scaling
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
Implement clustering, partitioning, and caching strategies
Monitor query performance using Query Profile and History
Cost Management
Track and optimize Snowflake credit usage
Implement cost-saving strategies:
Auto suspend/resume
Right-sizing warehouses
Query optimization
Generate usage reports and cost dashboards
Data Security & Governance
Implement data security best practices
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Row-level and column-level security
Manage data encryption and masking policies
Ensure compliance with organizational security standards
Data Integration & Pipeline Support
Support data loading using:
Snowpipe
Bulk loads (COPY INTO)
External stages (S3, Azure Blob)
Collaborate with ETL teams (Informatica, Airflow, dbt, etc.)
Troubleshoot data ingestion and transformation issues
Backup & Recovery
Utilize Time Travel and Fail-safe features
Perform data recovery and disaster recovery planning
Ensure data availability and integrity
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Monitor system health, workloads, and query activity
Troubleshoot:
Query failures
Data load issues
Performance degradation
Handle incident management, RCA, and SLA adherence

* Primary skills: Snowflake admin