Senior Snowflake Platform Engineer - Infrastructure, Security & Cost Optimization

Zelis Healthcare, LLC; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Snowflake Platform Engineer to manage and optimize their Snowflake environment, focusing on governance, security, and cost efficiency. This role involves collaboration with various teams and requires extensive experience in data platforms and Snowflake administration. The position offers flexibility in work location and is part of a dynamic team driving analytics and AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data platforms.
• 3+ years administering Snowflake in a production environment.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Manage Snowflake user/role provisioning and network policies.
• Implement SSO, MFA, and key-pair authentication.
• Monitor platform health and diagnose performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Snowflake account management

RBAC

network security

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

data protection standards

Education

SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced Certification

Tools

Datadog

Splunk

CloudWatch

Alation

Collibra

Power BI

Tableau

Databricks

Erwin

Job description

At Zelis, we Get Stuff Done. So, let's get to it!

A Little About Us

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience for all by providing a connected platform that bridges the gaps and aligns interests across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. This platform serves more than 750 payers, including the top 5 national health plans, BCBS insurers, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts-driving real, measurable results for clients.

A Little About You

You bring a unique blend of personality and professional expertise to your work, inspiring others with your passion and dedication. Your career is a testament to your diverse experiences, community involvement, and the valuable lessons you've learned along the way. You are more than just your resume; you are a reflection of your achievements, the knowledge you've gained, and the personal interests that shape who you are.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Snowflake Platform Engineer to take ownership of the administration, security, cost efficiency, and optimization of our Snowflake environment as part of our enterprise data platform.

This is not a traditional data engineering role. This is a technical position focused on building and scaling a governed, secure, and cost-optimized Snowflake environment that serves as the backbone for our analytics and AI initiatives.

What You'll Do

Governance & Security

• Manage Snowflake user/role provisioning, RBAC, object-level access, and network policies.

• Implement SSO (Okta or AzureAD), MFA, and key-pair authentication mechanisms.

• Enforce data masking, row-level security, and tagging policies for compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, etc).

Cost Optimization

• Set up and maintain resource monitors, auto-suspend/resume policies, and usage tracking.

• Partner with finance to build cost attribution and chargeback models across business units.

• Tune warehouse sizing and query usage to minimize consumption while maintaining performance.

Automation & DevOps

• Automate Snowflake object deployment and permission management using Terraform, Liquibase, or other IaC tools.

• Integrate Snowflake into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).

• Own platform configuration standards across environments (dev, test, prod).

Monitoring & Performance

• Monitor platform health using Snowflake's Account Usage schema and integrate with observability platforms like Datadog, Splunk, or CloudWatch.

• Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks at the query, warehouse, and workload levels.

• Lead tuning and optimization efforts to ensure scalable, reliable Snowflake operations.

Collaboration & Platform Evolution

• Serve as subject matter expert for all things Snowflake-partnering with engineering, InfoSec, DevOps, and data teams.

• Define and enforce naming conventions, tagging policies, and data sharing protocols.

• Evaluate and implement new Snowflake features (e.g., Native Apps, Snowpark, Streams/Tasks).

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years of experience in data platforms, with 3+ years administering Snowflake in a production environment.

• Proven expertise in Snowflake account management, warehouse optimization, and cost governance.

• Strong understanding of RBAC, network security, SSO, and data protection standards.

• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.

• Familiarity with data ingestion pipelines (e.g., Snowpipe, ADF, Fivetran) and how they interact with Snowflake.

• Ability to proactively monitor and tune the platform, enforce policies, and scale with demand.

• Knowledge of observability tools and alerting practices.

Preferred Skills

• SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced (Admin or Architect) Certification

• Experience integrating Snowflake with tools like Alation, Collibra, Power BI, Tableau, or Databricks

• Familiarity with Erwin or other data modeling tools

• Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance) a plus

What This Role Is Not

• Not a BI Developer or Analyst

• Not a Data Engineer focused on building ELT pipelines

• This is a platform engineer role owning infrastructure, security, performance, and cost management of Snowflake

Location and Workplace Flexibility

We have offices in Atlanta GA, Boston MA, Morristown NJ, Plano TX, St. Louis MO, St. Petersburg FL, and Hyderabad, India. We foster a hybrid and remote friendly culture, and all our employee's work locations are based on the needs of the position and determined by the Leadership team. In-office work and activities, if applicable, vary based on the work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications for the role. We believe in the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all.

Accessibility Support
We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email [e-mail].

Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, duties, and skills from time to time.