Senior Database Engineer (Snowflake)

Cvent; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cvent is seeking a Senior Database Engineer with deep Snowflake expertise to help design, manage, optimize, and secure our enterprise data platform across Cvent's portfolio of products. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on Snowflake administration and experience with cloud database technologies, plus automation for scalable deployments.

You will work with development and data teams to implement, optimize, and secure data stores powering Cvent's products, using Terraform, CloudFormation,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of experience in database or data platform engineering, with at least 3 years of hands-on Snowflake administration.
• Deep expertise in Snowflake, including: virtual warehouse management and cost optimization, security model (RBAC, data masking, network policies), data sharing and failover groups, Snowpipe, Tasks, Streams, and CDC patterns, performance tuning with query profiling, clustering keys, and materialized views.
• Experience managing highly available databases in AWS (Aurora, RDS, Redshift, or DynamoDB).
• Expertise in Python or PowerShell scripting for automation and pipeline support.
• Deep understanding of database security principles — encryption, access control, auditing, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, or GDPR).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK).
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT orchestration tools such as dbt, Apache Airflow, or AWS Glue in Snowflake pipelines.
• Strong understanding of SQL and data modeling principles, including normalization, dimensional modeling, and schema design.

Responsibilities

• Design, manage, optimize, and secure Cvent's enterprise data platform across products.
• Collaborate with development and data engineering teams to implement and automate Snowflake environments at scale.
• Evaluate and improve standards to ensure resilient, scalable, and secure data platforms.

Skills

Snowflake

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

SQL

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

AWS CDK

dbt

Apache Airflow

AWS Glue

Snowpipe Streaming

Job description

Our Culture and Impact

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,500+ employees and ~30,000 customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection.

Cvent's strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs, taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections.

AI at Cvent: Leading the Future

Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation? At Cvent, we’re committed to continuous learning and adaptation—AI isn’t just a tool for us, it’s part of our DNA. We’re looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you’ll thrive here. Our team values professionals who thoughtfully integrate AI into their daily work, delivering exceptional results while relying on the human judgment and creativity that drive real innovation.

Throughout our interview process, you’ll have the chance to demonstrate how you use AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact. If you’re excited to be part of a team that’s leading the way in AI-powered collaboration, we’d love to meet you.

About The Role

Cvent is seeking a Senior Database Engineer with deep Snowflake expertise to help design, manage, optimize, and secure our enterprise data platform across Cvent's portfolio of products. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience with Snowflake as a primary platform, complemented by proficiency in cloud database technologies — with at least one being a relational database — and a strong desire to manage database technologies of all types. The candidate should also be familiar with Infrastructure as Code and other automation for managing databases at scale. As a Senior Database Engineer at Cvent, you will collaborate with development and data engineering teams to implement, optimize, and secure the data stores powering Cvent's products. You will build and use automation capable of managing enterprise‑scale Snowflake environments while maintaining Cvent's standards and best practices. You will also help us continuously evaluate and improve those standards to ensure we provide the most resilient, scalable, performant, and secure database platforms possible.

Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 4-7 years of experience in database or data platform engineering, with at least 3 years of hands‑on Snowflake administration
• Deep expertise in Snowflake, including:
  • Virtual warehouse management and cost optimization
  • Snowflake security model (RBAC, data masking, network policies)
  • Data sharing, replication, and failover groups
  • Snowpipe, Tasks, Streams, and change data capture patterns
  • Performance tuning via query profiling, clustering keys, and materialized views
• Experience managing highly available databases in AWS (Aurora, RDS, Redshift, or DynamoDB)
• Expertise in Python or PowerShell scripting for automation and pipeline support
• Deep understanding of database security principles — encryption, access control, auditing, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, or GDPR)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK) for consistent, repeatable deployments
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT orchestration tools such as dbt, Apache Airflow, or AWS Glue in the context of Snowflake data pipelines
• Strong understanding of SQL and data modeling principles, including normalization, dimensional modeling, and schema design

Nice To Have

• Snowflake certifications: SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced (Architect, Data Engineer, or Administrator)
• AWS certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or AWS Certified Database Specialty
• Experience with Snowpark (Python or Java) for in-platform data transformation and ML feature engineering
• Familiarity with AI/ML integrations — Snowflake Cortex, AWS SageMaker, or AWS Bedrock
• Experience with document store technologies such as MongoDB or Couchbase
• Exposure to Snowflake Data Marketplace and cross-account data sharing architectures
• Experience with streaming data ingestion into Snowflake via Kafka, Kinesis, or Snowpipe Streaming

This job posting is intended to comply with all applicable laws. If we learn during the course of our recruitment process that, due to an applicant’s location, further information about the position is required, including certain salary information, this information in this posting will be supplemented accordingly. The estimated base salary range for new hires into this role is $120,000 - $140,000 annually + bonus depending on factors such as job-related knowledge, relevant experience, and location. We also offer a competitive benefits package, details of which can be found here.

Hybrid:

2 days in office

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position