Snowflake Data Platform Infrastructure Engineer - Assistant Vice President

The Data Platform Engineering team's mission is to engineer and deliver self-service, performant and resilient data services platform to enable world class product development.

We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Platform Engineer who will be responsible for planning, designing, developing and maintaining the data architecture, data models and best practices standards for various Data Analytics & Integration projects in Snowflake. You will be responsible to incorporate new features and ensure all subject areas are modelled to integrate with existing structures. You will be expected to create & continuously enhance documentation of the deployments & best practices pertaining to implementation of data architectures, data flows and data models in the platform.
You will work within a global team to develop and maintain automation that enable self-service & management capabilities of the platform as part of the operating model.

What you will be responsible for

Responsibilities

• Snowflake administration, security, performance optimization, automation, and CI/CD integration within cloud environments (Azure/AWS)
• Successfully complete multiple, complex technical projects and create high-level design and architecture solutions, including design and deployment infrastructure diagrams.
• Gather end-user requirements, write technical documentation, and provide innovative solutions based on new technologies and the latest product features.
• Manage pipelines using Terraform scripts to deploy resources and provide engineering analysis and support for creating Snowflake accounts, ensuring enterprise security/compliance standards.
• Work closely with the application development team to understand the business, capture requirements, identify pain areas, and propose ideal solutions to grow the business.
• Provide administrative support by closely working with vendors for any environment issues and understand the needs of automation to propose solutions.

Requirements

• 8+ years as a Data Warehouse Engineer and at least 4 years of experience in end-to-end implementation of Snowflake cloud data warehouse on AWS or Azure.
• Deep expertise in Snowflake advanced concepts like resource monitors, RBAC controls, virtual warehouse sizing, query performance tuning, Zero copy clone, time travel, cost governance, and guidance on using these features.
• Proficiency in Snowflake data modeling, ELT using Snowflake SQL, implementing complex stored procedures, and standard DWH and ETL concepts.
• Experience in development and management of CI/CD pipelines using GIT repositories and DevOps for Infrastructure-as-Code deployments (Terraform, Ansible, Python, etc.), and hands-on experience with Snowflake utilities, SnowSQL, SnowPipe, and other big data migration techniques.
• Strong Experience in Python, SQL, JavaScript, Terraform
• Strong written communication skills, effective and persuasive in both written and oral communication, with solid knowledge of the overall software development life cycle, including development, testing, and deployment of all application modules.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree level qualification in computer science or IT related subject
• 8+ years of overall IT experience in Big Data Engineering space
• 4+ years of Snowflake hands on experience
• 4+ years of experience on cloud-based development or administration including Azure or AWS
• Experience on Databricks is a plus

Desirable Skills:

• Certified Snowflake SnowPro / Advanced Architect

Additional Requirements

• Communicate effectively in a professional manner both written and orally
• Team player with a positive attitude, enthusiasm, initiative, and self-motivation
• Ability to multi-task, energetic, fast learner, and problem solver.
• Experience of working in the financial industry
• Experience with agile development methodology

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

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