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General Dynamics Information Technology · 1 day ago

Snowflake Administrator

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$149K/yr - $201K/yr

7+ years exp

General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. The Snowflake Administrator will be responsible for the design, administration, optimization, and secure operation of the Snowflake DWaaS environment supporting the CMM EDW, ensuring high availability, performance, and security compliance.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage and optimize Snowflake environments including account setup, configuration, scaling, performance tuning, and warehouse management to ensure reliable and efficient data operations

Create, maintain, and govern databases, schemas, roles, and RBAC access controls aligned with AO security, IAM, and compliance policies

Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines, query performance, concurrency, and resource utilization to maintain uptime and cost efficiency

Implement cost-optimization strategies (auto-suspend/resume, right-sizing, workload isolation) and contribute to financial reporting, forecasting, and TCO analysis

Automate and document administrative activities such as environment provisioning, user/role management, data loading, and monitoring using Terraform, dbt, SQL, Python, or equivalent tooling

Collaborate with data engineers, BI developers, and architects to design efficient data models, optimize ELT workflows, and improve overall platform performance

Support security audits, ATO artifacts, incident response, DR/HA testing, and operational runbooks related to Snowflake services

Documentation of data architectures, data models, performance metrics, runbooks, and progress reports

Cloud monitoring dashboards, capacity planning, KPI metrics, and optimization recommendations

Design and testing of DR and High Availability strategies for Snowflake DWaaS

Support for incident reports, root cause analysis, and vulnerability reports related to database access

Performance Outcomes + High-availability, secure Snowflake operations with measurable improvements in performance, cost efficiency, and reliability + Timely delivery of operational documentation, metrics, and remediation actions supporting EDW governance

Qualification

SnowflakeSQLAWSTerraformDbtData WarehouseData ModelingData OperationsEnterprise DataAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

7 + years of related experience

Strong experience with database or cloud data platform administration, including hands-on Snowflake experience

Strong expertise in SQL, performance tuning, and workload management

Experience operating data platforms in AWS-based or hybrid cloud environments

Proven ability to automate infrastructure and administration using IaC and scripting

Experience with Terraform, dbt, Python, or similar automation frameworks

Familiarity with federal security, compliance, and audit processes

Snowflake SnowPro Core or higher certification

Tools & Technologies: Snowflake, AWS, Terraform, dbt, SQL, Python, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring/observability tools

7+ years' experience in Server database maintenance and database administration or similar role

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills

Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship

Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies

Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement

Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team

Benefits

A variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts

Dental plan options

A vision plan

A 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match

Full flex work weeks where possible

A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave

15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness

10 paid holidays per year

The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees

Short and long-term disability benefits

Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Company

General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1999

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.gdit.com/

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