Senior Snowflake Administrator / DBA (Contract-to-Hire)
Location: Buffalo, NY or Wilmington, DE (local candidates only)
Onsite: 4 days/week in office
Term: 6-month contract, with potential to convert
We’re looking for a seasoned Snowflake Admin/DBA to help run and scale an enterprise Snowflake environment. You’ll own core admin work across accounts, security, replication, performance, and support, partnering closely with data platform and application teams.
What you’ll do
- Provision and configure Snowflake accounts
- Design/support replication for business continuity
- Build and maintain data sharing (inbound/outbound)
- Implement and manage RBAC and access governance
- Monitor and optimize cost + performance
- Troubleshoot with application teams and support production changes
- Provide first-level Linux admin support for Snowflake app servers
What we’re looking for
- 10+ years overall DBA experience
- 5+ years hands-on Snowflake administration/support
- If slightly less Snowflake but strong Teradata/Oracle plus recent Snowflake work, still apply
- Experience in banking or other regulated environments (preferred)
- Strong cloud fundamentals and Azure experience
- Working knowledge of Private DNS Zones, Blob Storage (tiers), Private Endpoints, Private Link in Snowflake contexts
- DevOps/IaC exposure: Terraform, Ansible, and Git
Important note
We’re only considering direct applicants. No third-party vendors, agencies, or subcontracting.
If you’re local to Buffalo or Wilmington and can be onsite 4x/week, send your resume and a quick summary of your Snowflake admin experience (accounts, RBAC, replication, cost/perf).