Senior Software Engineer - Natsec

Senior Software Engineer, Snowflake Natsec

Running Snowflake in public sectors in different countries and regions, even in different industry verticals, requires us to build a compliant, secure, and auditable infrastructure. Many key design decisions are deeply rooted in the Snowflake product architecture. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading several key areas and collaborating with various engineering groups in addition to the Public Sector team. To be successful in the area, you will need to have (and continue to build) a broad and in-depth knowledge base on cloud infrastructure, privacy, and governance, compliance controls, data security and data residency in various aspects of Snowflake.

As A Senior Software Engineer At Snowflake You Will:

• Solve real business needs at large scale by applying your software engineering and analytical problem solving skills.
• Design, implement and maintain scalable distributed systems for our cloud automation platform that include cloud control plane, Kubernetes container platform and traffic and networking.
• Work directly with customers to quickly understand their critical problems and design and implement solutions
• Deploy and maintain availability of cloud compute servers and Kubernetes cluster that power the Snowflake platform in sensitive (sometimes air-gapped) production environments
• Implement software and maintain delivery pipelines that support continuous delivery and automatic compliance in sensitive runtime environments.
• Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding security, reliability, availability, and performance
• Collaborate closely with product teams on requirements & SLOs for deploying software into air-gapped environments
• Identify, troubleshoot, and solve network & systems issues
• Automate away routine operational tasks

Our Ideal Senior Software Engineer Will Have:

Must have current clearance and experience working in AIR GAP environment

• 7+ years of industry experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production, with recent experience in deploying at public sector customers
• In-depth experience with storage systems, cloud infrastructure and IaC tools such as Terraform or Pulumi etc.
• Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
• In-depth development skills in Java, C++, Golang or Python
• Experience with database systems and database internals
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Advanced degree in Computer Science or related degree

Requirements:

Security Clearance

• Required: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Condition: Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Verification: Proof of clearance is required prior to an offer of employment.

Citizenship & Screening

• U.S. Citizenship: Required due to federal law and government contract restrictions; verification via valid passport or approved documentation is mandatory.
• Compliance: Candidates must meet all applicable customer and government security screening requirements.

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company's confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company's data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer

Snowflake is growing fast, and we're scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $287,500.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

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