Snowflake Administrator/Data Engineer Contractor

Data Engineer & SnowFlake Administrator: Contractor

Kaizen Analytix LLC, an analytics consulting services and product firm that gives clients unmatched speed to value through analytics solutions and actionable business insights, is seeking candidates for a talented Senior Data Engineer to join our team.

As a Snowflake Administrator and Data Steward, you will be expected to work independently, liason with Business Teams, create Data Governance Policies, schedule & coordinate system health checks, ad hoc processing of Data Access Requests and ensure security of the Snowflake data warehouse. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in administering Snowflake data warehouse, coming up with strategies to reduce costs, data engineering, including experience Relational Databases, ETL processes, data modeling, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Business Teams to come up with Data Governance Policies.
• Implement processes to process Data Access Request.
• Ensure security and reliability of the data in the warehouse.
• Administer the Snowflake data warehouse, keep it healthy and formulate backup procedures.
• Formulate processes for disaster recovery.
• Work with data SME’s and data architects to create end user friendly data models to support data warehouse setup.
• Possesses excellent knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (DBMS) and data warehouse front-end tools.
• Be proficient in creating and maintaining database objects and stored procedures.
• Come up with strategies to reduce Snowflake warehouse cloud costs.
• Contributing team member to the design and support of data architecture, database design and integration, transformations, and load processes.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years in Snowflake data warehouse administration – consuming, wrangling, validating, developing pipelines for data.
• 3+ years of experience working with SQL.
• Familiarity with the basic principles of distributed computing and data modeling.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex data issues and optimize data processes.
• Experience with object-oriented design and coding and testing patterns, including experience with engineering software platforms and data infrastructures.
• Working experience with Dimensional Modeling.
• Working with other SQL database like PostGres and SQLServer is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Be open to receiving constructive feedback.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.