Snowflake Developer

Title: Snowflake Developer Location: Tallahassee, FL (Onsite) Interview Mode: Webcam or Inperson

Primary Job Duties/Tasks:

• Analyze the current data environment, including data sources, pipelines, and legacy structures, to determine required transformations and optimal migration strategies into Snowflake.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and data architects to design and implement scalable, secure, and cost-effective data architecture using Snowflake.
• Re-engineer legacy reporting logic (e.g., WebFOCUS, Mainframe FOCUS, and T-SQL) by translating them into Snowflake SQL and optimizing performance.
• Develop and automate ELT/ETL data pipelines using Snowflake's native features and tools such as Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks, Informatica, and integration with external orchestration tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow).
• Partner with analysts and business users to build efficient, reusable data models and secure views within Snowflake that support downstream reporting (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or Looker).
• Optimize query performance and data governance by implementing best practices in Snowflake for security, access control, caching, clustering, and cost monitoring.
• Support training, documentation, and knowledge transfer to internal teams, ensuring smooth adoption and use of Snowflake-based solutions.

Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

Candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or cloud data warehousing, with at least 2 years of hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions using the Snowflake Data Cloud platform.

• Expert level SQL programming is REQUIRED for this position.
• Proven experience with Snowflake platform architecture and data warehousing concepts.
• Expertise in building efficient, secure, and scalable data models in Snowflake using views, materialized views, and secure shares.
• Strong knowledge of ELT/ETL patterns and tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow, Talend, Informatica, MS SSIS, Fivetran).
• Solid understanding of data governance, security roles, masking policies, and RBAC within Snowflake.
• Experience working with cloud storage integrations (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob) and external tables in Snowflake.
• Familiarity with dimensional modeling (Star/Snowflake Schema), OLAP concepts, and reporting layers for BI tools.
• Strong communication and analytical skills for working with cross -functional teams and converting data requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of current data governance concepts and best practices.
• Knowledge of data migration best practices from external data sources and legacy systems (e.g., mainframe, DB2, MS SQL Server, Oracle) into Snowflake.

Preferred KSAs:

• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and building BI semantic models using Snowflake as a backend.
• Experience working with financial, ERP, or general ledger data in a reporting or analytics capacity.
• Exposure to mainframe systems, legacy flat files, and their integration with cloud -based platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM frameworks and experience working in iterative development cycles.
• Experience with Oracle Data Warehouse.
• Understanding of DevOps and CI/CD practices in data engineering (e.g., Git, dbt Cloud, or GitHub)