The Panther Group is hiring a Remote, Contract To Hire (Temp To Perm), Senior Snowflake Administrator with one of our partners, a large financial institution.

Must be a US Citizen or Greencard Holder. This role does not support C2C/C2H or Visas.
Must live in one of the following states: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wisconsin, Nevada, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina

Senior Snowflake Administrator

Job description:
As a Snowflake Administrator Senior, you will manage and optimize Snowflake accounts, including user access, roles, and security configurations. You'll monitor and enhance performance, plan resource utilization, and implement automation for routine tasks. Collaboration with data engineers and analysts to integrate Snowflake with other systems is essential, as is enforcing security and compliance policies. You'll diagnose and resolve infrastructure and data pipeline issues, maintain detailed documentation, and provide training and support on best practices and new features.

Job Accountabilities:

- Manage and administer Snowflake accounts, including user access, roles, privileges, and security configurations.
- Monitor and optimize Snowflake performance, including query optimization, resource allocation, and system configurations.
- Plan and manage Snowflake resources and capacities to ensure efficient utilization and scalability.
- Implement automation for routine tasks, such as new schema creations, role access provisioning, Snowflake account level object creation activities using Snowflake's features and third-party tools.
- Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and analysts to integrate Snowflake with other data systems and applications effectively.
- Implement and enforce security policies, data encryption, and compliance requirements within Snowflake.
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to Snowflake infrastructure, data pipelines, and integration points.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of Snowflake configurations, processes, and procedures.
- Provide training and support to users and stakeholders on Snowflake best practices, usage guidelines, and new features.
- Assist in development and execution of disaster recovery plans to ensure data protection and business continuity.
- Plan, monitor, and optimize Snowflake resource usage and costs to ensure efficient and scalable operations.
- New feature enablement working with vendor and IT security.

Soft Skills:

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to data accuracy and quality.

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

Required Experience:
5-6 Information Technology experience.
3-5 years administering and managing Snowflake data platform.
0-2 years experience DevOps or automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Powershell, Python).

Preferred Experience:
Deep understanding of Snowflake architecture, capabilities, and best practices.
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their services relevant to Snowflake (e.g, S3, Blob Storage, BigQuery).