BCforward is seeking a Snowflake Platform Engineer for a fully on-site role in Wilmington, DE. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-native data platforms, migration pipelines, and data lake architectures using AWS and Snowflake. Top requirements for the position include 5–6 years of software development and data engineering experience, extensive expertise in Snowflake performance tuning and data modeling, and strong proficiency in Python and AWS data lake services.
Pay and Contract Duration
Pay Rate: $65/hr to $70/hr on W2
Engagement: 6-month contract with opportunity for conversion to a permanent role
Job Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Design, construct, and maintain cloud-native data pipelines, data lake architectures, and orchestration services using AWS, Snowflake, and Python.
Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform, optimize Snowflake performance, and build solutions with Snowflake Cortex and Streamlit apps.
Enable secure data movement across analytics and compute services using Spark, Python APIs, AWS CLI, and Boto3.
Implement CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket, Jenkins, and ServiceNow while managing scheduling via Control-M and monitoring with CloudWatch and Splunk.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Wilmington, DE
Job Type
Contractor
Salary
$65–$70 Per Hour
Qualifications
Requirements and Qualifications
5–6 years of dedicated experience in software development and cloud data engineering.
Advanced technical proficiency in Python, Shell scripting, UNIX, Snowflake data modeling, and performance tuning.
Hands-on expertise with AWS data lake services including Lake Formation, Glue, Step Functions, Lambda, Athena, Redshift, and EMR.
Practical experience with Terraform, CI/CD tools (Git/Jenkins/ServiceNow), scheduling (Control-M), and monitoring solutions (Splunk/CloudWatch).
Familiarity with AI agentic workflows, Databricks, MCP servers, or Agile methodologies is preferred.
About Company
BCforward is a global technology services and workforce solutions firm dedicated to connecting top technical talent with industry-leading enterprise clients across the country.
Skills
PYTHON
SHELL SCRIPTING
UNIX
snowflake data
AWS
TERRAFORM
Git
Jenkins
ServiceNow
Splunk
CloudWatch
AI Agentic workflows
Cloud Data Engineering
Skills
Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Data Lakeunmatched
Data Migrationunmatched
Data Modelingunmatched
Engineeringunmatched
Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Scalable System Developmentunmatched
Snowflake Schemaunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
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