What are the responsibilities and job description for the Snowflake Administrator position at Wenty LLC?
Company Description
Wenty LLC is dedicated to connecting businesses with qualified professionals to build high-performing teams. Our expertise ensures the right talent is matched to the right place at the right time. We focus on creating efficient solutions to meet the needs of our clients and deliver top-tier results.
Role Description
This is a contract role with one of our telecommunicartion client for a Snowflake Administrator. The Snowflake Administrator will be responsible for managing and optimizing Snowflake environments, performing daily administration tasks, and ensuring system reliability. The role will also involve troubleshooting issues, providing technical support, and collaborating with IT teams for network and system administration.
"seeking a skilled Snowflake Administrator to lead the setup, administration, and optimization of our Snowflake Data Cloud environment. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Snowflake architecture, along with a strong understanding of data platform operations, governance, and performance tuning."
Qualifications
- Experience in Troubleshooting and providing Technical Support
- Knowledge of Information Technology principles
- Skills in System Administration and Network Administration
- Strong understanding of Snowflake environments and administration
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
- Certification in Snowflake or related technology is a plus
Key Responsibilities:
Snowflake Environment Setup & Administration:
- Design, implement, and manage Snowflake components (warehouses, databases, schemas, roles)
- Enforce RBAC, user provisioning, and data security standards
- Establish scalable naming conventions, object tagging, and best practices
Data Onboarding & Integration:
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to onboard data from various sources (cloud storage, databases, APIs)
- Ensure ETL/ELT pipelines are optimized for performance and governance
- Create and maintain data ingestion templates, standards, and documentation
Monitoring, Performance & Optimization:
- Configure and maintain monitoring tools (e.g., Snowflake Resource Monitors, CloudWatch, Grafana)
- Analyze compute usage and performance metrics to drive cost optimization
- Implement alerts, anomaly detection, and support SLAs for system health
- Lead automation and continuous improvement efforts for platform maturity
Wenty LLC® is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.