Staff Cloud Data Platform Engineer

RXinsider LTD.; Bowie, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Inovalon is seeking a Staff Cloud Data Platform Engineer to own and evolve our Snowflake data platform with a strong bias toward automation and operational excellence. The role emphasizes reliability, security, performance, and cost optimization, with Snowflake architecture as the core focus.

You will drive FinOps, develop IaC and CI/CD workflows, manage security and governance, and collaborate with AI/ML teams to enable scalable data capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Snowflake platform engineering and administration expertise.
• Deep knowledge of Snowflake architecture, compute, storage, and workload management.
• Experience with Snowflake security, RBAC, networking, and governance.
• Strong SQL, troubleshooting, automation, and production engineering skills.
• Terraform and CI/CD tooling experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize the Snowflake platform, including compute, performance, and workload management.
• Drive Snowflake cost optimization and FinOps across the organization.
• Build automation for provisioning, configuration, monitoring using IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage Snowflake security, RBAC, networking, and governance.
• Enable data, AI, and ML teams with scalable, reliable data platform capabilities.
• Establish and maintain platform monitoring, observability, and production support practices.
• Partner with engineering teams to address performance, scalability, and platform challenges.
• Adhere to confidentiality, HIPAA, and policy requirements in all work.
• Maintain compliance with Inovalon’s policies and mission.

Skills

Snowflake engineering

Snowflake architecture

RBAC security

CI/CD pipelines

SQL

Automation scripting

Terraform

AWS knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/IT

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Inovalon was founded in 1998 on the belief that technology, and data specifically, would empower the transformation of the entire healthcare ecosystem for the better, improving both outcomes and economics. At Inovalon, we believe that when our customers are successful in their missions, healthcare improves. Therefore, we focus on empowering them with data-driven solutions. And the momentum is building.

Together, as ONE Inovalon, we are a united force delivering solutions that address healthcare’s greatest needs. Through our mission-based culture of inclusion and innovation, our organization brings value not just to our customers, but to the millions of patients and members they serve.

Overview

The Staff Cloud Data Platform Engineer owns and evolves Inovalon’s Snowflake data platform, with a focus on reliability, performance, automation, security, and cost optimization. This is a platform engineering role, not a traditional DBA position; the primary focus is Snowflake platform ownership, with cloud experience a valuable complement. The ideal candidate brings deep Snowflake expertise and a strong engineering mindset with a bias toward automation and operational excellence.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Own and optimize the Snowflake platform, including compute, performance, scalability, and workload management; serve as the primary subject matter expert for Snowflake architecture and platform health;
• Drive Snowflake cost optimization, utilization tracking, capacity planning, and FinOps practices across the organization;
• Build automation for platform provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines;
• Manage Snowflake security, RBAC, networking, and governance to ensure data integrity, access control, and compliance;
• Enable data, AI, and ML teams with scalable, reliable, and performant data platform capabilities
• Establish and maintain platform monitoring, observability, and production support practices;
• Partner with engineering teams to address complex performance, scalability, and platform challenges;
• Adhere to all confidentiality, HIPAA, regulatory, and other such policies, procedures, and requirements as outlined within Employer’s Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the scope of work;
• Maintain compliance with Inovalon’s policies, procedures and mission statement, and fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may be reasonably provided by Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success.

Job Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake platform engineering and administration; deep understanding of Snowflake architecture, compute, storage, performance tuning, and workload management required;
• Experience with Snowflake security, RBAC, networking, and governance;
• Experience with Snowflake cost optimization, FinOps practices, workload utilization, and capacity management;
• Strong SQL, troubleshooting, automation and scripting, and production engineering skills;
• Experience with Terraform or comparable Infrastructure as Code tooling and CI/CD pipeline management;
• Strong engineering mindset with a focus on automation, reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement;
• AWS or other cloud platform experience is a plus;
• Experience supporting AI and ML data workloads and modern Snowflake AI and ML capabilities is a plus;
• Snowflake certification is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field required.

Inovalon Offers a Competitive Salary And Benefits Package

In addition to the base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

The actual base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. At Inovalon, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

Inovalon invests in associates to help them stay healthy, save for long-term financial goals, and manage the demands of work and personal commitments. That’s why Inovalon offers a valuable benefits package with a wide range of choices to meet associate needs, which may include health insurance, life insurance, company-paid disability, 401k, 18+ days of paid time off, and more.

Base Compensation Range

$140,000—$170,000 USD

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship (e.g. H-1B, TN, or E-3). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States as a condition of employment. (This is only applicable for US-based positions)

By embracing inclusion, we enhance our work environment and drive business success. Inovalon strives to provide equal opportunities to the communities where we operate and to our clients and everyone whom we serve. We endeavor to create a culture of inclusion in which our associates feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and pursue their professional goals in an equitable setting. We understand that by fostering this type of culture, and welcoming different perspectives, we generate innovation and growth.

Inovalon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirement.

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