Snowflake DBA

💰 $8,960 - $14,336 (Est.) 📍 San Diego

Job Description

Qualifications
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; relevant experience may be considered
3+ years of experience in database administration, with at least 1 year of hands-on experience in Snowflake
Proficiency in SQL, query tuning, and understanding of data warehouse concepts
Experience with data integration tools (e.g., Fivetran, Matillion, dbt) and cloud platforms
Familiarity with security best practices and data governance in Snowflake
Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive approach to database management
Knowledge of data visualization and BI tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Looker
Responsibilities
The Snowflake DBA will be responsible for managing, optimizing, and scaling our Snowflake data warehouses, supporting ETL processes, and collaborating with data engineering and analytics teams to streamline data management
Snowflake Platform Administration:
Manage and monitor Snowflake environments, ensuring availability, performance, and scalability of data infrastructure
Execute and monitor ETL jobs, address performance bottlenecks, and tune workloads for optimal efficiency
Database Optimization and Maintenance:
Perform data warehouse and schema design to support business needs
Develop and implement database maintenance plans, backup strategies, and disaster recovery solutions
Security and Compliance:
Implement and manage data security, user access controls, and role-based permissions to ensure compliance with data governance standards
Collaborate with security teams to monitor data access, encryption, and compliance requirements
Performance Tuning:
Optimize queries, manage resource consumption, and tune Snowflake performance parameters to achieve cost efficiency and system stability
Implement partitioning, clustering, and materialized views for better data retrieval performance
Automation and Scripting:
Develop automation scripts using Python, SQL, or other languages to streamline database management tasks and monitoring
Automate and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines to improve data processing efficiency
Collaboration:
Work closely with data engineering, data science, and analytics teams to support their data needs and enable advanced data solutions
Collaborate with cloud infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration with cloud resources (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Job description
Job Title: : Snowflake DBA

Location : Remote

Duration : Fulltime

Job Summary:

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Database Administrator (DBA) to join our team. This role is pivotal in ensuring our Snowflake data infrastructure is reliable, secure, and optimized for performance. The Snowflake DBA will be responsible for managing, optimizing, and scaling our Snowflake data warehouses, supporting ETL processes, and collaborating with data engineering and analytics teams to streamline data management.

Key Responsibilities
• Snowflake Platform Administration:
• Manage and monitor Snowflake environments, ensuring availability, performance, and scalability of data infrastructure.
• Execute and monitor ETL jobs, address performance bottlenecks, and tune workloads for optimal efficiency.
• Database Optimization and Maintenance:
• Perform data warehouse and schema design to support business needs.
• Develop and implement database maintenance plans, backup strategies, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Security and Compliance:
• Implement and manage data security, user access controls, and role-based permissions to ensure compliance with data governance standards.
• Collaborate with security teams to monitor data access, encryption, and compliance requirements.
• Performance Tuning:
• Optimize queries, manage resource consumption, and tune Snowflake performance parameters to achieve cost efficiency and system stability.
• Implement partitioning, clustering, and materialized views for better data retrieval performance.
• Automation and Scripting:
• Develop automation scripts using Python, SQL, or other languages to streamline database management tasks and monitoring.
• Automate and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines to improve data processing efficiency.
• Collaboration:
• Work closely with data engineering, data science, and analytics teams to support their data needs and enable advanced data solutions.
• Collaborate with cloud infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration with cloud resources (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).

Qualifications
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; relevant experience may be considered.
• 3+ years of experience in database administration, with at least 1 year of hands-on experience in Snowflake.
• Proficiency in SQL, query tuning, and understanding of data warehouse concepts.
• Experience with data integration tools (e.g., Fivetran, Matillion, dbt) and cloud platforms
• Familiarity with security best practices and data governance in Snowflake.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive approach to database management.
• Snowflake certification (e.g., SnowPro Core) is a plus.

Preferred Skills
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.) for automation.
• Familiarity with other cloud data warehousing solutions or tools like Databricks, BigQuery, or Redshift.

Knowledge of data visualization and BI tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Looker.

💡 Quick Summary

Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Snowflake DBA position is now open for candidates interested in the Database Administrator sector. This role in San Diego offers a professional environment and growth potential.

Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Database Administrator is a plus.

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