Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake)

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest data from multiple source systems into Snowflake.
• Develop and optimize Snowflake data warehouse structures, including databases, schemas, tables, views, and materialized views.
• Implement data transformation logic using SQL, dbt, Python, or similar tools within Snowflake-centric architectures.
• Manage and optimize Snowflake virtual warehouses for performance, concurrency, and cost efficiency.
• Use Snowflake features such as stages, tasks, streams, time travel, zero-copy cloning, and secure data sharing where appropriate.
• Load and process structured and semi-structured data, including JSON, Avro, and Parquet.
• Monitor query performance, troubleshoot failures, and tune Snowflake workloads for reliability and scalability.
• Implement data quality checks, validation frameworks, and monitoring for production pipelines.
• Work closely with analysts, BI developers, architects, and business stakeholders to translate data requirements into technical solutions.
• Apply best practices for data governance, security, role-based access control, and compliance within Snowflake.
• Support CI/CD, automation, and deployment processes for data engineering workflows.
• Maintain technical documentation for pipelines, models, Snowflake objects, and operational proc

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a similar role.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake in production environments.
• Advanced SQL skills, including complex query development and query optimization.
• Experience with Snowflake architecture and core objects such as virtual warehouses, databases, schemas, tables (including Iceberg tables), stages, tasks, streams, and views.
• Experience designing and building ETL/ELT pipelines for cloud data platforms.
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java for data processing and automation.
• Experience with data transformation and orchestration tools such as dbt, Airflow, Matillion, Fivetran, or Informatica.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and interoperability capabilities.
• Experience with data modeling, data warehousing concepts, and dimensional modeling.
• Understanding of Snowflake security, access control, and governance best practices.

Additional Information

• Experience with dbt or similar tols and modern ELT patterns in Snowflake.
• Knowledge of Snowflake performance tuning, workload management, and cost optimization strategies.
• Experience integrating Snowflake with cloud storage services such as Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake, or Google Cloud Storage.
• Familiarity with real-time or near-real-time data ingestion patterns.
• Experience with data lineage, metadata management, and governance tools.
• Snowflake certification.

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