Data Platform Administrator

DGS Office of External Affairs; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Virginia State Police seeks a Data Platforms Administrator for the Enterprise Technology Center – Data Services in North Chesterfield, Virginia. You will provide advanced-level administration of the Agency's Snowflake cloud data platform, ensuring reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities include monitoring and managing platform resources, implementing secure access structures, and collaborating with senior technical staff on architectural decisions to support

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of SQL, data modeling practices, and cloud-based data engineering workflows.
• Knowledge of administering cloud-based data platforms, preferably Snowflake, including compute structures, storage, RBAC, monitoring, and cost governance.
• Skill in monitoring platform performance, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing compute usage.
• Ability to translate business and security requirements into platform configurations and user access structures.
• Experience administering Snowflake or comparable platforms (Azure Synapse, BigQuery, Redshift).
• SnowPro Core or advanced Snowflake certifications preferred.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Cloud data engineering

Snowflake

RBAC

Monitoring

Cost governance

Compute structures

Storage

Performance monitoring

Troubleshooting

Compute optimization

Business requirements

Security requirements

User access control

Snowflake experience

Azure Synapse

BigQuery

Redshift

Snowflake certification

Job description

The Virginia State Police seeks a Data Platforms Administrator for the Enterprise Technology Center – Data Services in North Chesterfield, Virginia. This position provides advanced-level administration of the Agency's enterprise Snowflake cloud data platform, ensuring reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency. The role involves independent monitoring and management of platform resources, implementing secure access structures, and collaborating with senior technical staff on architectural decisions.

Key qualifications:

• Comprehensive knowledge of SQL, data modeling practices, and cloud-based data engineering workflows
• Considerable knowledge of administering cloud-based data platforms, preferably Snowflake, including compute structures, storage, RBAC, monitoring, and cost governance
• Skill in monitoring platform performance, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing compute usage
• Ability to translate business and security requirements into platform configurations and user access structures
• Demonstrated experience administering Snowflake or comparable platforms (Azure Synapse, BigQuery, Redshift)
• SnowPro Core or advanced Snowflake certifications preferred