Database Administrator

Lead Snowflake Platform Administrator

Remote (US)

Contract to Hire

We are seeking a Lead Snowflake Platform Administrator to join our Data Team and serve as the primary owner of our Snowflake platform. This is a hands-on technical leadership role supporting a large enterprise Snowflake environment with a strong focus on platform administration, security, automation, connectivity, and governance.

This is not a Snowflake Developer or Data Engineer position. The ideal candidate has direct experience administering and managing Snowflake environments at scale, including security architecture, role-based access controls, platform features, and operational excellence.

As a Lead, you will work closely with a small team while acting as the subject matter expert for Snowflake platform strategy, administration, and optimization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the administration and management of enterprise Snowflake environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain complex Snowflake security models using RBAC.
• Manage platform governance, access controls, and security best practices.
• Research, evaluate, and implement new Snowflake features related to security, connectivity, and platform capabilities.
• Troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues across cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using scripting and code.
• Support CI/CD processes and automation workflows for platform management.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to ensure platform reliability and scalability.
• Maintain documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Snowflake Platform Administrator in a production enterprise environment.
• Strong experience administering Snowflake environments, including:
• Security administration
• RBAC design and management
• User provisioning and access controls
• Platform governance
• Feature evaluation and implementation
• Experience supporting large-scale Snowflake deployments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.
• Experience working with:
• Snowflake SQL
• Stored Procedures
• Python (basic to intermediate)
• GitHub workflows
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and pipeline automation.
• Cloud networking fundamentals, including:
• Azure networking
• Private endpoints
• Virtual networking concepts
• Connectivity troubleshooting

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Database Administrator (DBA) with a strong transition into Snowflake administration.
• Experience with AWS or GCP cloud networking environments.
• Infrastructure-as-Code or automation tooling experience.
• Experience supporting highly regulated or security-conscious enterprise environments.

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will be an experienced Snowflake administrator who has personally owned and managed the Snowflake platform. Candidates whose Snowflake exposure has been limited to engineering or development work, without direct platform administration responsibilities, are unlikely to be a fit for this role.

You should be comfortable discussing Snowflake administration, cloud networking fundamentals, automation practices, and CI/CD concepts in depth during the interview process.

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