Platform Engineer V

Strategic Data Systems, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation time

Paid bench time

Training allowance

Referral bonuses

Job summary

SDS, Inc. is seeking a Senior Snowflake Platform Engineer to lead the administration, reliability, security, and cost optimization of our enterprise Snowflake environment.

You will partner with Data Engineering, Architecture, Security, and business teams to deliver a secure, scalable data platform supporting critical workloads. The ideal candidate has deep Snowflake administration experience, excellent SQL and performance-tuning skills, and the ability to troubleshoot complex production issues

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on Snowflake administration in a production enterprise environment.
• Deep Snowflake architecture knowledge: virtual warehouses, micro-partitions, caching, and resource usage.
• Advanced SQL skills with proven performance troubleshooting abilities.
• Experience implementing Snowflake RBAC, grants, and secure access patterns.
• Experience with warehouse sizing, cost monitoring, and compute optimization.
• Ability to troubleshoot production incidents and improve platform reliability.
• Strong documentation and independent work capability.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day Snowflake platform administration, including user/role management and access controls.
• Analyze and optimize query performance, warehouse utilization, and costs.
• Implement and maintain RBAC, service accounts, and authentication integrations.
• Establish platform standards for sizing, auto-suspend/resume, and cost management.
• Monitor health, investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and prevent reoccurrence.
• Manage database objects, schemas, tables, views, and retention settings.
• Support data integration with AWS services like S3 and IAM.
• Automate admin tasks using SQL, Python, scripting, and APIs.
• Develop dashboards and procedures for monitoring, incident response, and cost reporting.
• Collaborate with Data Eng, Architecture, Security, and business teams on platform upgrades and initiatives.

Skills

Advanced SQL and performance tuning

Automation and AWS integration

Cost and warehouse optimization

Platform Engineering

Production operations and Troubleshoo​

Security and access management

Snowflake platform administration

Job description

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Platform Engineer V

Contract Cincinnati, OH 13 days ago Location Cincinnati, OH Job Type Contract Posted 13 days ago

About This Role

For more than three decades, Strategic Data Systems (SDS) has been a software consultancy firm specializing in strategy, technology, and business transformation for Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized firms, and startups. At SDS, we empower our development teams to address our clients’ critical business challenges by leveraging cutting edge technologies. If you seek a workplace where your contributions are truly appreciated, then SDS is the company for you. Join us today to work alongside fellow development specialists and become a crucial part of our dynamic and cohesive community.

Job Title: Platform Engineer V

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Downtown)

Years of Experience: 10+

TOP SKILLS:

Must Have

• Advanced SQL and performance tuning
• Automation and AWS integration
• Cost and warehouse optimization
• Platform Engineering
• Production operations and troubleshooting
• Security and access management
• Snowflake platform administration

What You'll Do

The Senior Snowflake Platform Engineer will provide hands-on technical leadership for the administration, reliability, security, performance, and cost optimization of the enterprise Snowflake platform. This role will partner with Data Engineering, Architecture, Security, and business teams to ensure a secure, scalable, and efficient data platform that supports critical enterprise workloads. The ideal candidate has deep, practical Snowflake administration experience, strong SQL and performance-tuning skills, and the ability to independently troubleshoot complex production issues and implement platform improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Own day-to-day Snowflake platform administration, including user and role management, access controls, warehouse configuration, resource monitoring, and operational support.

Analyze and optimize query performance, warehouse utilization, concurrency, and compute costs using Snowflake monitoring and account usage capabilities.

Implement and maintain role-based access control (RBAC), least-privilege access, service accounts, authentication integrations, and data protection controls.

Establish platform standards for warehouse sizing, auto-suspend and auto-resume, resource monitors, workload isolation, and cost management.

Monitor platform health, investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative measures to improve reliability.

Manage database objects and platform hygiene, including schemas, tables, views, retention settings, and obsolete resource cleanup.

Support data integration and connectivity with AWS services, including S3, IAM, and relevant data ingestion and processing tools.

Automate administrative tasks and operational processes using SQL, Python, scripting, and APIs.

Develop operational dashboards, documentation, and procedures for platform monitoring, incident response, access reviews, and cost reporting.

Collaborate with engineering teams on platform architecture, upgrades, new capabilities, and enterprise data initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

Extensive hands-on experience administering and supporting Snowflake in a production enterprise environment.

Strong knowledge of Snowflake architecture, virtual warehouses, micro-partitions, caching, query execution, and resource consumption.

Advanced SQL skills and demonstrated experience diagnosing and resolving query performance issues.

Practical experience implementing Snowflake RBAC, role hierarchies, grants, access policies, and secure access patterns.

Experience with warehouse sizing, workload management, cost monitoring, and compute optimization.

Experience troubleshooting production incidents and improving platform reliability.

Strong understanding of database administration, data governance, and enterprise security practices.

Ability to work independently, communicate effectively, and provide clear technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience integrating Snowflake with AWS S3, IAM, Glue, and enterprise data pipelines.

Python or shell scripting for automation and administrative tasks.

Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.

Familiarity with Snowflake resource monitors, ACCOUNT_USAGE views, ORGANIZATION_USAGE views, and query history analysis.

Experience with Snowflake security features such as masking policies, row access policies, network policies, and authentication integrations.

Experience with Snowflake workload management, multi-cluster warehouses, replication, failover, and business continuity.

SnowPro Core or Advanced certification.

Experience in financial services or another regulated enterprise environment.

What You'll Get

SDS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

• Competitive base salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Optional life and disability insurance provided
• 401(k) with a company match and optional profit sharing
• Paid vacation time
• Paid Bench time
• Training allowance offering
• You'll be eligible to earn referral bonuses!