Senior Snowflake Administrator

Cognizant; Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Snowflake Administrator to lead the management of Snowflake instances and optimize performance across the organization. This role involves building and spinning up Snowflake instances, managing multiple accounts, and implementing best practices for security and performance. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Snowflake architecture and the ability to recommend advanced techniques for database management and optimization. If you are passionate about data and looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage Snowflake instances and perform administrative tasks.
• Strong knowledge of database objects and transaction models.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage Snowflake instances across multiple accounts.
• Implement advanced performance-tuning techniques for Snowflake.

Skills

Snowflake Administration

Performance Tuning

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Database Management

Agile Development

Job description

Senior Snowflake Administrator

Location: London (Remote)

Job Description:

1. Ability to build and spin a snowflake instance.
2. Illustrate administrative tasks within the detailed architecture of Snowflake.
3. Manage multiple accounts across the Organization.
4. Describe the DDL operations that work with fundamental database objects.
5. Discuss transaction and concurrency models and DML considerations.
6. Employ recovery methods and agile development with Time Travel & Cloning.
7. Implement advanced techniques for Snowflake performance-tuning methodologies.
8. Design and develop secure access to objects in Snowflake with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
9. Recommend the Snowflake best practices for management, monitoring, and optimization.