Lead Snowflake Admin

Syntricate Technologies Inc

Wilmington, DE

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$74.35–$123.90 Per Hour

SKILLS

1st Level Support, Access Control, Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Ansible, Application Servers, Best Practices, Budget Management, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, DNS (Domain Name System), Data Management, DevOps, Git, Higher Education, IT Service Management (ITSM), Identify Issues, Industry Standards, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), LinkedIn, Linux Administration, Microsoft Windows Azure, Offshoring, Performance Analysis, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Project Estimates, Replication and Remote Mirroring, Software Administration, Software Design, Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Systems Scalability, Technical Leadership, Technical Support, Test Plan/Schedule, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Wilmington, DE

POSTED

30+ days ago

Lead Snowflake Admin
Buffalo, NY or Wilmington, DE (3 days onsite/2 days remote - mandatory, no exceptions)
12+-month contract to possible hire
Web Cam Interview

$74.35-$123.90/Hr on W2

NOTES FROM MANAGER / REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Snowflake Platform Team – 1 offshore & 2 onshore team members
MUST possess a minimum of 12 yrs. Technical Engineering exp. (extensive technical exp. overall), & strong Snowflake skills (manager is seeking someone at the higher end of the rate range)
Write IAC
Comfy w/ Modern DevOps & Code Versioning Tools
Possibly some side cloud responsibilities (Azure)
Linux administration as well

Overview:

Provide technical administrative support to our Snowflake systems and applications.
Work with internal and external teams to help design solutions based on the needs of our Snowflake applications.
Design resilient, scalable, and maintainable systems for the enterprise data platform team and interfacing applications.

Primary responsibilities:
Snowflake:

Create and configure new Snowflake accounts as needed
Design, implement, and support replication processes to ensure business continuity
Design, implement, and support data sharing solutions for both in-bound and out-bound data shares
Design, implement, and support role based access controls (RBAC) to properly secure our data
Monitor cost and performance of activities on the Snowflake accounts
Assist applications with troubleshooting needs
Implement production application database changes when needed

Linux:

Provide 1st level Linux administration support for Snowflake application servers

Cloud:

Foundational cloud concepts
Experience building in Azure
Good understanding of Private DNS zones, Blob Storage (tiers), Private endpoints & Private Link in relation to snowflake

DevOps:

Experience with infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Comfort with code versioning tools (git)

Skill Set 1: Snowflake Administration
Skill Set 2: Infrastructure as Code
Skill Set 3: Linux Administration

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Combined minimum of 12 years higher education and/ or work experience in systems design, management, and/or architecture.
Thorough understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
Minimum 12 years advanced experience in a technical engineering position involving infrastructure design technologies, data management and interchange, system design and/or development for complex applications.
Ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into structured high quality implementations using any variety of industry standard approaches.
Demonstrated ability to develop alternative solutions to complex problems and recommend the best solution to the technology business, and project teams.
Advanced technical skills.
Advanced analytical skills.
Advanced troubleshooting skills.
Advanced problem solving skills.
Verifiable industry and/or vendor expertise in relative technologies.
Able to meet with clients of varying levels to gather, document, and analyze system specifications and requirements, work closely with integrators, developers, and testers in the fast-paced environment.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in team environment.
Ability to use effective facilitation skills and techniques to elicit and review requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders and group size.
Understanding of how the people, processes and technology within an organization interact in relationships and patterns to create a feasible solution on projects of medium to high complexity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Possesses effective influencing skills.
Process-oriented.
Logical thinker.
Strong knowledge of server/client and virtual technologies.
Ability to master complex tasks with minimal supervision.
Experience with project estimation and budget/planning activities.
Adaptable.
Able to learn quickly in a rapid pace environment.

Please provide responses for ALL of the questions below to confirm you have ALL of the required skills/experience (please reply ASAP as submittals to our client are time sensitive):

Are you currently under contract w/ an employer where you require C2C only?
If hired, can you work as a W2 employee of our company, Globalquest, for the contract duration (required, no exceptions)?
Do you reside in or near the Buffalo, NY area, or open to relocation out of pocket to be onsite from day 1 in a hybrid work model (3 days onsite/2 days remote - mandatory, no exceptions)?
If relocating, are you able to relocate within 2 weeks' of offer acceptance?
LinkedIn profile link?
Do you possess a combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture (required)?
Do you possess exceptional communication skills (verbal/written)?

Skill / Category		Experience (Years)		Relevant Project(s)		Commentary / Highlights
Overall IT experience
Lead Snowflake Admin (required)
Banking and/or Financial domains (required)
Ability to write Infrastructure as Code (IAC) w/ Terraform & Ansible (required)
Linux Administration (required)
Git (required)
Modern DevOps (required)
Code Versioning Tools (required)
Azure Cloud (required)

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