Snowflake Administrator / Data Platform Engineer

Snowflake Administrator / Data Platform Engineer Location: Novi, MI (onsite) Contract: 6-12+ Months Role Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Snowflake Administrator / Data Platform Engineer with a minimum of 4 years of hands-on Snowflake administration experience to manage, optimize, secure, and support enterprise-scale Snowflake data platforms. The candidate will be responsible for platform administration, security governance, performance tuning, user access management, automation, monitoring, and operational excellence across cloud-based data ecosystems. Experience 4+ years of Snowflake Administration experience 6+ years of overall Data Platform or Data Engineering experience Experience supporting production-critical Snowflake environments Experience working in Azure cloud environments Key Responsibilities Snowflake Platform Administration Administer and maintain Snowflake accounts, databases, schemas, warehouses, resource monitors, and storage integrations. Create and manage users, roles, grants, RBAC hierarchy, and access policies. Implement enterprise security controls and governance frameworks. Manage Snowflake account parameters and platform configurations. Identity & Access Management Configure and support SSO, SCIM provisioning, and federation integrations. Implement role-based access control (RBAC) and least-privilege security models. Manage user onboarding, role assignment, and access reviews. Support audit and compliance requirements. Performance & Cost Optimization Monitor query performance and optimize workloads. Manage virtual warehouses and auto-scaling configurations. Tune clustering, caching, data retention, and storage utilization. Analyze platform utilization and recommend cost-saving measures. Monitoring & Operations Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational dashboards. Troubleshoot platform incidents and performance issues. Support production releases, upgrades, and platform maintenance activities. Conduct root-cause analysis for platform-related incidents. Data Governance & Security Implement masking policies, row-level security, and data classification. Support governance initiatives including tagging and metadata management. Manage audit trails, access history, and compliance reporting. Collaborate with security and governance teams. Automation & DevOps Develop automation scripts using Python, SnowSQL, or Terraform. Support CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake deployments. Automate user provisioning, role assignments, and operational tasks. Implement Infrastructure-as-Code practices for Snowflake environments. Required Technical Skills User & Role Administration RBAC and Security Management Warehouse & Resource Monitor Administration Query Performance Tuning Streams, Tasks, Dynamic Tables Snowpipe Data Sharing Time Travel & Fail-safe Clustering and Storage Optimization Monitoring and Governance Azure IAM Concepts Cloud Networking Fundamentals SQL (Advanced) PostgreSQL / SQL Server / Oracle knowledge Data Warehousing Concepts Data Modeling (Star/Snowflake Schema) Python Shell Scripting Terraform Git CI/CD Tools SSO/SAML SCIM Provisioning Data Masking Row-Level Security Audit & Compliance Preferred Qualifications SnowPro Advanced Administrator Certification. Experience with dbt, Airflow, Kafka, Informatica, or StreamSets. Experience supporting large-scale enterprise data platforms. Exposure to Databricks, Azure Data Factory, or AWS Data Services. Knowledge of Data Governance tools such as Atlan, Collibra, or Alation. Soft Skills Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities. Excellent stakeholder communication skills. Ability to work with global delivery teams. Experience supporting Production, KTLO, and operational environments.