Vsolutions Technologies · 15 hours ago
Snowflake DBA
San Francisco Bay Area
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expVsolutions Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Snowflake DBA to manage, optimize, and support their Snowflake cloud data platform. The role involves administering Snowflake environments, managing virtual warehouses, and collaborating with various teams to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the data platform.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Administer and maintain Snowflake environments (Databases, Schemas, Warehouses, Roles, Users)
Manage virtual warehouses including sizing, scaling, auto-suspend/resume, and cost optimization
Implement RBAC security models, masking policies, row access policies, and secure data sharing
Monitor Snowflake usage, performance, and costs using Account Usage views and resource monitors
Perform query performance tuning and warehouse optimization
Design and manage data loading processes using COPY INTO, stages, Snowpipe, and file formats
Implement Streams, Tasks, Zero Copy Cloning, and Time Travel for operational efficiency
Support production incidents, root cause analysis, and performance troubleshooting
Collaborate with Data Engineering teams on ELT pipelines (Matillion/Fivetran/ADF/Airflow)
Automate Snowflake deployments using CI/CD tools and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
Manage backup/recovery strategies and data retention policies
Maintain documentation and operational runbooks
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in Database Administration or Cloud Data Platforms
3+ years of hands-on Snowflake administration experience in production environments
Strong knowledge of Snowflake architecture (Compute, Storage, Cloud Services)
Expertise in RBAC security, performance tuning, and cost governance
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
Strong SQL skills and scripting experience (Python preferred)
Experience monitoring Snowflake using Account Usage views, Query History, and Resource Monitors
Familiarity with CI/CD and version control (Git)
Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills
Preferred
Snowflake Certification
Experience with Matillion, Fivetran, ADF, or Airflow
Knowledge of PowerBI/Tableau
Experience with Splunk/Datadog/Azure Monitor
Financial services or enterprise data platform experience
Company
Vsolutions Technologies
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11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase