Job Title:

Senior Snowflake Data Engineer / Snowflake Administrator

Location:

Sutton (2 -3 days in the office)

Salary/Rate:

£400-450 per day inside IR35

Start Date:

October

Job Type:

Initial 12 month contract

Senior Data Engineer - Snowflake Administrator We are looking for an experienced

Senior Data Engineer / Snowflake Administrator

to join a global data and technology organisation in Sutton on a hybrid basis.

Our client specifically requires a

Snowflake Administrator who has managed a Snowflake Data Warehouse as an asset for an organisation .

This is not simply a Senior Data Engineer role where Snowflake is one of many technologies.

You must be able to demonstrate hands-on experience

administering, managing, supporting and maintaining an enterprise Snowflake setting , rather than simply using Snowflake to develop data pipelines.

You will act as a key technical point of expertise for the organisation's

Snowflake Data Warehouse / Data Lakehouse platform , supporting its ongoing operation, optimisation, security and evolution.

If you have been responsible for the

day-to-day management and technical ownership of Snowflake as an organisational data platform , this role is particularly relevant.

About the Role As a Senior Data Engineer / Snowflake Administrator, you will work across complex data engineering, data platform and software development activities. You will support the existing Data Lakehouse platform while contributing to its continued development and improvement.

Working within an Agile environment, you will collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders to translate complex requirements into robust technical and data solutions.

Essential Experience Snowflake -

Critical You should have demonstrable experience with:

Snowflake administration





Managing a Snowflake Data Warehouse as an organisational asset

Enterprise Snowflake platform support and maintenance

Snowflake security, access management and roles/RBAC

Performance and query optimisation

Troubleshooting and resolving Snowflake platform issues

Supporting users and development/data engineering teams

Data warehouse/platform management

Contributing to the design and evolution of a Data Lakehouse environment

Key Responsibilities

Act as a

primary technical point of expertise for the Snowflake/Data Lakehouse platform .

Manage and support

Snowflake as an organisational data warehouse asset .

Administer, maintain and troubleshoot the Snowflake environment.

Support platform performance, optimisation, security and reliability.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, including debugging and defect resolution.

Design and review detailed technical specifications for complex system and data components.

Contribute to the design and evolution of complex data models.

Develop and maintain ETL/ELT processes and data synchronisation pipelines.

Translate complex product requirements into effective software and data designs.

Apply development, coding and security best practices.

Participate in code reviews and Agile development activities.

Work closely with engineering and data teams to support the ongoing evolution of the platform.

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced team members.

Important:





Experience simply using Snowflake as part of a data engineering role is not sufficient. We are looking for someone who has had genuine

administration, platform management or ownership responsibility for Snowflake within an organisation .

Data Engineering

Strong Senior-level

Data Engineering

experience

Expert-level

SQL

Strong

Python

development experience

Hands-on ETL/ELT experience

Data synchronisation and pipeline development

Strong understanding of

normalised and dimensional data modelling

Knowledge of multiple data storage systems and architectures

Experience with SQL and NoSQL technologies

Strong data manipulation and performance optimisation skills

DevOps / Cloud Experience with:

Terraform

Linux

GitHub Actions / CI/CD

AWS

AWS S3

AWS Lambda

AWS SQS / SNS

AWS IAM

.NET technologies

AWS experience is desirable, while strong Snowflake administration and data engineering experience is the priority.

The Person We are looking for someone who combines

strong Senior Data Engineering capability with genuine Snowflake platform administration experience .

You will be comfortable taking ownership of complex technical problems, working with engineering and business stakeholders, and acting as the

go-to technical expert for the Snowflake/Data Lakehouse environment .

You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable working collaboratively within an Agile team.

The ideal background Senior Data Engineer Snowflake Administrator Enterprise Data Warehouse ownership

If you have

managed and administered a Snowflake Data Warehouse as an organisational asset , rat

Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior Snowflake Data Administrator (Mazenod)
🏢 Square One Resources
📍 Mazenod