Snowflake Admin

Job Title: Snowflake Admin

Location - Irving, TX (Onsite)

Contract

Job Description:

We are seeking a Snowflake Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our Snowflake data platform. The role focuses on performance tuning, security, user management, cost optimization, and supporting data engineering and analytics teams to ensure a reliable and scalable cloud data environment.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and support Snowflake data warehouse environments

Manage users, roles, privileges, and security policies

Monitor system performance, query optimization, and resource usage

Perform cost management and usage optimization

Handle data sharing, replication, and failover strategies

Support data ingestion, pipelines, and integrations with upstream/downstream systems

Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes

Troubleshoot issues and provide production support

Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and BI teams

Maintain documentation and follow data governance standards

Required Skills & Experience Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake Administration

Solid understanding of Snowflake architecture (warehouses, databases, schemas)

Experience with role-based access control (RBAC) and security

Proficiency in SQL

Experience monitoring and tuning Snowflake performance

Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools and data pipelines

Experience working in Agile environments

Nice to Have SnowPro certification

Experience with scripting (Python, Shell)

CI/CD experience for data platforms

Exposure to data governance and compliance