Virtual Tech Gurus Inc
Virtual Tech Gurus Inc

Lead Snowflake Data Engineer

Addison, TX, US • Posted 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago
Full Time
Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Snowflake
  • dbt
  • SQL
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Warehousing
  • Data Modeling
  • Dimensional Modeling
  • Medallion Architecture
  • Silver and Gold Layers
  • Incremental Models
  • Snapshots
  • dbt Macros
  • Data Testing
  • RBAC
  • Data Masking
  • Row Access Policies
  • Streams and Tasks
  • Dynamic Tables
  • Time Travel
  • Cloning
  • Warehouse Sizing
  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • Performance Optimization
  • Code Review
  • Technical Leadership

Summary

We are looking for a Lead Snowflake Data Engineer to lead the design, security, and development of an enterprise Snowflake platform. This hands-on role includes building production dbt models, establishing engineering standards, and mentoring the team.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Build Silver and Gold dbt models that transform source data into reliable datasets for reporting and analytics.
  • Own Snowflake platform architecture, environment design, and role hierarchies.
  • Protect sensitive data through RBAC, masking policies, and row access policies.
  • Manage Git and CI/CD workflows, including automated testing and controlled production releases.
  • Review code, mentor engineers, and optimize Snowflake performance and costs.
Required Qualifications
  • 10+ years in data engineering or data warehousing, including 3+ years building and running dbt on Snowflake in production.
  • Strong SQL and dbt experience with incremental models, snapshots, macros, testing, and documentation.
  • Experience with dimensional and medallion modeling, including line-item corrections and adjustments.
  • Hands-on Snowflake security experience and knowledge of Streams and Tasks, Dynamic Tables, Time Travel, cloning, and warehouse sizing.
  • Experience owning production releases, conducting code reviews, and providing technical leadership.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Healthcare claims, revenue-cycle data, X12/EDI, or experience with regulated data.
  • Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Azure DevOps, Python, or infrastructure as code.
  • Snowflake cost governance, FinOps, or SnowPro certification.

 

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  • Dice Id: 10348123
  • Position Id: 9138970
  • Posted 5 hours ago
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