Snowflake Administrator

Milestone Technologies is currently searching for a Snowflake Administrator candidate to join our IT Development team.

Responsibilities

Security & Access Management: Implement RBAC, manage users/roles, control object-level access, and maintain network/security policies. Resource Management: Create and manage warehouses, databases, and schemas; optimize compute usage and enable secure data sharing. Performance Optimization: Monitor query and warehouse performance, resolve bottlenecks, and implement clustering, caching, and auto-suspend/resume. Cost & Usage Governance: Track compute/storage usage, manage warehouse sizes, and apply resource monitors for cost control. Data Governance & Compliance: Enforce data security, masking, and access policies to meet compliance requirements (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2). Automation & Integration: Automate Snowflake tasks and integrate with CI/CD, dbt, Terraform, and monitoring tools (e.g., Airflow, DataDog). Collaboration & Documentation: Maintain platform documentation, best practices, and support cross-functional data teams for operational excellence.

Skills
4+ years of experience managing Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse platforms Strong expertise in Snowflake administration roles, users, warehouses, and performance tuning Solid SQL skills with experience in data migration, backup, and recovery Exposure to data replication, failover, and large-scale production workloads Familiarity with AWS/Azure/GCP integration (IAM, S3, networking) Hands-on experience in data security, compliance, and access control Prior experience in Payment/E-commerce or large-scale transaction systems preferred