Snowflake DBA for a Modern Data Platform

Chipotle Mexican Grill; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill is seeking a Database Administrator to plan, implement, monitor, and support its production and preproduction databases. The role involves on-call coverage, collaborating with data engineers, and ensuring secure, cost-efficient data capabilities that power analytics and applications.

The position is based in Columbus, OH, with a hybrid schedule (4 days onsite, 1 day remote); remote work is not available full-time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator or Data Engineering experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Snowflake Cloud Data Platform.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, performance tuning and data modeling.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, etc.).
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools (DBT, ADF, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain database, schemas, roles and warehouses.
• Configure and optimize compute resources for performance and cost.
• Monitor storage utilization, query performance and system health.
• Automate administrative tasks using SQL, Python or scripting.
• Implement and maintain role-based access control and security policies.
• Collaborate with data engineers to deploy pipelines (DBT/ADF/SSIS).
• Support data ingestion from cloud, APIs, and databases.
• Ensure efficient data loading, transformation and partitioning strategies.
• Analyze query execution plans and optimize workload for efficiency.
• Manage warehouse sizing and scaling for cost and performance balance.
• Manage data security, encryption and data masking within Snowflake.
• Implement disaster recovery, backup and data retention strategies.
• Partner with data engineers and analysts to support data projects.
• Troubleshoot issues with the database, schemas, and access.
• Provide guidance on Snowflake best practices.
• Implement Snowflake updates and stay current with new cloud technologies

Skills

SQL

Snowflake

Performance tuning

Data modeling

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform

DBT

ADF

Job description

Chipotle Mexican Grill is seeking a Database Administrator to plan, implement, monitor, and support its production and preproduction databases. The role involves on-call coverage, collaborating with data engineers, and ensuring secure, cost-efficient data capabilities that power analytics and applications.

The position is based in Columbus, OH, with a hybrid schedule (4 days onsite, 1 day remote); remote work is not available full-time.