Staff (Snowflake DBA)

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Full Time

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Skills

Amazon Web Services
Warehouse
Replication
Dashboard
Failover
Recovery
Optimization
Change Management
Regulatory Compliance
Git
Workflow
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
RBAC
Encryption
Intellectual Property
IP
Network
Collaboration
Analytics
Information Security
Problem Management
ROOT
Mentorship
Database Administration
Design Review
Roadmaps
Artificial Intelligence
Semantics
Machine Learning (ML)
SQL
Performance Tuning
Database
Sarbanes-Oxley
Scripting
Python
Shell
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Communication
Computer Science
Analytical Skill
Snow Flake Schema
Extract
Transform
Load
Databricks
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Datastage
Business Intelligence
Microsoft Power BI
Disaster Recovery
Auditing
Cloud Security

Summary

OMF is looking for an individual contributor staff engineer. In this role, you will be a key team member on an enterprise platform which plays a critical role in the company. Successful staff engineer will be inquisitive, innovative, collaborative, influential, and hands on to ensure seamless platform operations and continued evolution of the services over time.

Key Responsibilities

Snowflake Platform Administration & Cost Intelligence

Own RBAC and security posture across AWS Snowflake accounts; ensure policy?driven access aligned to least privilege
Govern schema, warehouse, and database configurations for sustained performance and reliability
Set and enforce Time Travel retention and replication/failover policies across environments
Establish cost intelligence: implement auto?suspend/scale rules, credit?usage dashboards, and anomaly alerts; drive ongoing cost/perf optimization
Orchestrate enterprise DR drills for PROD/DR; ensure controlled failover and rapid, verifiable recovery

Performance & Optimization

Instrument and tune query performance; eliminate systemic bottlenecks and publish platform tuning patterns
Right?size compute and qualify/migrate critical workloads to improved configurations; document measurable cost/performance outcomes

Change Management, Security & Compliance

Design and maintain automated, auditable change pipelines (Git?based workflows, CI/CD, approval gates) for Snowflake releases
Lead quarterly SOX access reviews; enforce RBAC, segregation of duties, and environment isolation (PROD vs. Non?PROD)
Enforce encryption policies, IP/network controls, and zero?trust?aligned guardrails.

Cross?Functional Collaboration & Enablement

Partner with application and analytics teams (e.g., Glue, DBT, Databricks, Power BI, Looker) to deliver secure, performant integrations and reliable data products
Engage InfoSec and Audit on controls, evidence, and remediation plans
Lead incident & problem management for connectivity, driver, and upstream/downstream integration issues; deliver durable root?cause fixes and prevention playbooks
Mentor junior DBA and data engineers through patterns, runbooks, and design reviews

Platform Evolution

Set platform direction, evangelize best practices, and influence roadmaps across teams; translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for both executives and engineers, building consensus and momentum
Anticipate risks and solve incidents/problems proactively, and institutionalize innovations as standards to unlock performance, resilience, and cost efficiencies
Champion targeted POCs for advanced Snowflake capabilities-including Cortex for AI/semantic layers, ML pipelines, dbt native projects, Snowpark, Container Services, and Native Apps

Required Skills

Strong expertise in Snowflake architecture, SQL, and performance tuning
Deep understanding of analytical platforms or database concepts and familiarity with industry trends
Familiarity with role-based security models and SOX compliance
Scripting skills (Python, Shell) for automation
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

8+ years in analytical data platform administration with at least 3 years on Snowflake.
Knowledge of ETL tools (DBT, Databricks, DataStage etc..) and BI platforms (Power BI, Looker)
Experience in disaster recovery planning and audit processes
Exposure to cloud security best practices

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 90922487
Position Id: 23974589
Posted 1 day ago

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