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Database Engineer (SNOWFLAKE)
DTCC - Database Engineer (SNOWFLAKE) - more of a SNOWFLAKE ENGINEER
Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid 3 days/week) 12-18 months
Your Primary Responsibilities:
- Package and integrate new Snowflake features into a common data platform for use by multiple application development teams.
- Integrate Snowflake features into the Snowflake security architecture.
- Validate non-functional requirements, including disaster recovery and backup for Snowflake objects.
- Automate Snowflake environment deployment and administration using SQL, Python or Bash utilities.
- Collaborate with Application Development teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of Snowflake platform capabilities.
- Utilize CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Bitbucket, and Jenkins to manage the configuration and execution of Snowflake utilities.
- Perform Snowflake and AWS administration tasks using Terraform or Ansible automation tools.
- Provide escalated Snowflake support to Cloud Data Operations team.
- Develop Snowflake platform feature documentation, training materials and job aids for our operations staff.
- Support Disaster Recovery and Operational Rotation activities to validate the effectiveness of business continuity planning.
- Provide Snowflake implementation and integration advice and consulting to application development teams.
- Report defects and problems to Snowflake and work with Snowflake account team to validate and implement suggested fixes.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 6+ years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
- Proven experience with Snowflake data platform administration. A current SnowPro Core certification is strongly desired. More advanced Snowflake platform certifications are ideal.
- Experience with SQL programming and/or relational database administration on mainstream database platforms (Snowflake, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
- Proficiency in Python and Bash script development on Linux.
- Basic proficiency with Terraform and Ansible.
- Experience with CI/CD toolchains including GitLab, Bitbucket and Jenkins.
- Basic AWS IaaS administration skills: experience with Azure or Google Cloud Platform is acceptable.
- Basic Linux system administration skills
- Familiar with Agile/Scrum project management methodology and associated workflow tools such as JIRA
- Familiar with ITSM processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Service Request fulfillment) and supporting tools such as ServiceNow.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Snowflake integration experience with enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies such as Entra (Azure Active Directory) or Hashicorp Vault
- Experience integrating Snowflake monitoring features with observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, or Dynatrace.
- Experience integrating Snowflake with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow or CMDB tools like CloudAware.
- Experience with Linux batch scheduling software such as Autosys or equivalent.
- Familiar with FinOps concepts and Snowflake cost/performance optimization strategies.
- Experience with Business Analytics applications such as Power BI, Looker or Quicksight
- Experience with the usage and administration of Snowpark container services.
- Experience with the usage and administration of Snowpipe stream analytics.
- Experience with the usage and administration of Snowflake Cortex AI services.