Senior Snowflake Architect & Data Platform Lead

Ally-Financial; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ally Financial is seeking a Sr. Snowflake Database Administrator to lead design, implementation, and governance of enterprise Snowflake environments across cloud platforms. You will manage access, security, and data sharing while optimizing performance and costs.

The role emphasizes automation, CI/CD, and collaboration with Data Engineering, Analytics, and Security teams. Strong Python skills and 8+ years of experience are required; Cortex AI familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in database architecture and administration.
• Strong hands-on Snowflake administration and architecture experience.
• Proficiency in SQL performance tuning and query optimization.
• Experience with AWS cloud platforms and Terraform.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and automation tooling.
• 1–2 years with Snowflake Cortex AI or related AI capabilities.
• SnowPro Certification is preferred; Power BI experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and govern Snowflake platform architecture and security.
• Manage access controls, RBAC, SSO, masking policies, and data governance.
• Monitor and optimize Snowflake performance, workloads, and costs.
• Implement Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks, and Data Sharing features.
• Automate deployments using CI/CD and IaC tools like Terraform.
• Coordinate with Data Engineering, Analytics, and Security teams.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support data platforms.
• Evaluate AI use cases within Snowflake, including Cortex features.

Skills

Snowflake administration

SQL performance tuning

AWS cloud

Terraform

Python scripting

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Power BI

Snowflake Cortex AI

Job description

Ally Financial is seeking a Sr. Snowflake Database Administrator to lead design, implementation, and governance of enterprise Snowflake environments across cloud platforms. You will manage access, security, and data sharing while optimizing performance and costs.

The role emphasizes automation, CI/CD, and collaboration with Data Engineering, Analytics, and Security teams. Strong Python skills and 8+ years of experience are required; Cortex AI familiarity is a plus.