Senior Data Platform Engineer - Snowflake

Senior Data Platform Engineer - Snowflake. Primary location: Salford, Staines or London. Flexible/Hybrid working options. Permanent. Salary negotiable based on experience and location. 10% bonus and fantastic benefits. Full time 37.5 hours.

• Automate Snowflake resource provisioning and lifecycle management using Terraform.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Build monitoring and alerting frameworks using Snowflake native tools.
• Lead cost optimisation efforts to ensure efficient resource usage.
• Implement robust security controls including RBAC, data masking, and identity integration.
• Develop automated testing and validation for platform changes.
• Establish governance and compliance controls (e.g., audit logging, access reviews).
• Design disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• Create reusable templates and modules for consistent platform provisioning.
• Maintain clear, high quality documentation and onboarding materials.

• Significant experience in platform or cloud engineering, with a strong focus on Snowflake in enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise in Snowflake, including warehouse management, RBAC, data sharing, and performance tuning.
• Hands on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code for managing Snowflake and cloud resources.
• Proficiency in designing and automating CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Strong scripting skills in SQL, Python or Bash for automation and tooling.
• Solid understanding of Snowflake security features such as data masking, encryption, identity federation and network policies.
• Familiarity with observability practices, including query profiling, usage tracking and integration with monitoring tools.
• Demonstrated ability to optimise performance and manage costs in large scale Snowflake environments.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working across engineering, data and compliance teams.
• A proactive approach to documentation, including technical standards, runbooks and platform guides.

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Annual performance based bonus.
• On site gyms or local discounts where no on site gym available.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.

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