Job Title: Snowflake Administrator (3-Month Contract, Remote)
Company: Symbotic
Duration: 3 Months (Contract)
Location: USA Remote & Travel
About the Role
Symbotic is seeking a highly skilled Snowflake Administrator to support the administration, optimization, governance, and operational management of our Snowflake data platform. This role will be responsible for ensuring platform stability, security, cost efficiency, and performance while collaborating with engineering and data teams to support business-critical data operations.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and support Snowflake environments across development, testing, and production
Manage user access, service accounts, roles, and permissions using Snowflake RBAC best practices
Configure, maintain, and optimize Snowflake warehouses for performance and cost efficiency
Monitor platform health, query performance, and resource utilization
Troubleshoot and resolve Snowflake performance, access, and operational issues
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
Support CI/CD processes utilizing GitHub and GitHub Actions
Implement cost-monitoring strategies and provide recommendations to optimize Snowflake consumption
Partner with engineering and analytics teams to support data pipeline integration and operational needs
Assist with data platform migrations, including Snowflake on Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery migration initiatives
Maintain platform documentation, governance standards, and operational procedures
Required Qualifications
5+ years of experience in database administration, data platform engineering, or cloud data warehouse administration
Strong hands-on experience administering Snowflake in production environments
Deep understanding of:
Snowflake RBAC
User and service account provisioning
Role and permission management
Security and governance best practices
Experience managing Snowflake warehouses, auto-suspend/resume configurations, multi-cluster warehouses, and resource monitors
Advanced SQL skills with experience troubleshooting performance issues and optimizing workloads
Experience utilizing Snowflake ACCOUNT_USAGE and INFORMATION_SCHEMA views
Strong Terraform experience managing Snowflake resources as code
Experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions
Working knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting
Strong communication skills and ability to work independently in a remote environment
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
Experience with BigQuery administration or migration projects
Familiarity with Python and data engineering workflows
Experience supporting dbt, Kafka, or similar data pipelines
Knowledge of data lakehouse architectures
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms
Understanding of FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization
What Success Looks Like
Stable and secure Snowflake environments with high availability
Efficient warehouse utilization and reduced platform costs
Timely resolution of production issues and performance bottlenecks
Well-governed access controls and security processes
Successful support of platform migrations and modernization initiatives
Clear documentation and operational procedures that improve maintainability
Work Environment
Fully remote team with flexible collaboration
Fast-paced, engineering-driven culture
Opportunity to support and optimize a modern cloud data platform
Exposure to enterprise-scale data operations and data infrastructure initiatives