Job Description
A Snowflake Platform Lead is responsible for managing, optimizing, and securing Snowflake's cloud data platform to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability of data operations.
Core Responsibilities
Environment Management: Administer and configure Snowflake accounts, warehouses, databases, schemas, roles, tasks, stages, streams, and pipes to meet organizational needs
Performance & Cost Optimization: Monitor system performance, query execution, and workload management; tune warehouse sizes, clustering, partitioning, and caching strategies to improve efficiency and control costs
Security & Access Control: Implement and manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Row-Level Security (RLS), Column-Level Security (CLS), encryption, masking policies, and integrate with SSO/OAuth/MFA for secure access
Data Integration & ETL: Support data ingestion pipelines using tools like Informatica, Talend, DBT, or Azure Data Factory; manage cloud storage integrations (AWS S3, Azure Blob, GCP) and ensure data quality
Backup & Disaster Recovery: Plan and manage backup strategies, failover, and data retention policies, leveraging Snowflake's built-in capabilities DataTerrain+1.
Automation & DevOps: Develop automation scripts (Python, Shell, PowerShell) and implement CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, Azure DevOps, or other IaC frameworks
Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Monitor system health, performance metrics, and usage; troubleshoot data load failures, query issues, and performance bottlenecks .
Governance & Compliance: Ensure compliance with data security standards (SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR), maintain audit logs, and implement data governance policies
Collaboration: Work closely with data engineers, analysts, and business teams; provide technical support and training on Snowflake features
Required Qualifications
Experience: Typically 3 10+ years of IT experience, with 3 5+ years in Snowflake administration DataTerrain+2.
Technical Skills: Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture, SQL, data warehousing, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) DataTerrain+2.
Familiarity with Cortex Code and other LLM based coding accelerators
Security: Expertise in RBAC, RLS, CLS, encryption, and compliance controls
Tools: Experience with ETL/ELT tools, CI/CD, IaC (Terraform), and scripting languages