Cloud Engineer / Snowflake Engineer / Snowflake administration || Remote

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Apetan Consulting, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Top Desired Skills: • Snowflake Configuration • Snowflake Optimization and Observability • Ability to implement guardrails to protect cost of platform. Nice to Haves: • python • sql • data modeling Job Summary: This resource will be joining the Platform Engineering team within the EDO, this person will be a part of helping to best optimize the Snowflake Platform as they scale its usage across the bank and prepare for the integration of a new Bank. This person will need to help drive best practices of Configuration, optimization, and observability as they scale the platform across the enterprise. This person will be a go to on a platform team and helping lead some of the most important work as acquisition work begins. Performance & Optimization: • Analyze and optimize complex SQL queries and workloads to ensure efficient resource utilization and cost management. • Monitor and tune Snowflake compute resources (warehouses) for optimal performance. • Implement best practices for data modeling, partitioning, clustering, and indexing. Security & Governance: • Manage user roles, access controls, and data masking policies to ensure compliance with internal and external security standards. • Collaborate with InfoSec and compliance teams to enforce data governance policies. • Audit and monitor data access and usage patterns to detect anomalies and ensure data protection. Database Hygiene & Maintenance: • Maintain clean and organized schemas, tables, and views across environments. • Implement automated routines for purging obsolete data, archiving, and metadata management. • Ensure consistency and reliability of data pipelines and integrations with Snowflake. Collaboration & Leadership: • Work closely with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to support data initiatives. • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior DBAs and data team members. • Stay current with Snowflake features, updates, and industry trends to continuously improve platform capabilities. Desired Experience/ Qualifications: • Proven experience as a Snowflake Engineer or Snowflake DBA or in a similar role managing cloud-based data platforms. • Strong proficiency in SQL and performance tuning techniques. • Deep understanding of Snowflake architecture, including virtual warehouses, storage layers, and caching mechanisms. • Experience with data security frameworks and compliance standards. • Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools and data integration frameworks. • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills. Apply tot his job