Lead Database Administrator

The Senior Snowflake Database Administrator / Data Engineer will be responsible for administering, optimizing, securing, and maintaining a complex data warehouse ecosystem utilizing Snowflake. The admin will work closely with Product Owners, Data Engineers, Architects, and Scrum/Kanban teams to ensure alignment with platform performance standards, security requirements, cost-allocation goals, and Agile delivery expectations.

Mandatory Requirements:

Minimum 9 years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree

2+ years on Snowflake administration with 10+ years of overall tech experience as a developer or DBA

Ability to work independently and effectively with little to no supervision.

Strong Snowflake Platform Administration experience, including virtual warehouse optimization, RBAC design, and account configuration.

Deep understanding of Snowflake architecture (Storage, Compute, Cloud Services, Time Travel, and Zero-Copy Cloning).

Must have advanced SQL skills for performance tuning, query profiling, and administrative scripting.

Demostrated ability to use python or shell script to automate DB administration

AWS experience (managing IAM roles, policies, and S3 external stages)

Team player with excellent executive function and communication skills

US Citizen or Green Card.

Preferred Requirements:

Prior Java or Other software development experience

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience; certification preferred.

Snowflake certifications (SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced: Administrator).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using Terraform or Schemachange for Snowflake object provisioning.

CLI Linux experience and automation of data pipelines (Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks).

FinOps and cost optimization experience (implementing resource monitors and credit alerts).

Experience working with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) information systems.

CMS/Medicare or Medicaid claims data experience