ob Description – Snowflake Database Administrator (DBA)

Experience: 7 Years Total | Minimum 5 Years Relevant
Role: Snowflake DBA / Cloud Data Platform Administrator
Employment Type: Full-Time / Contractual (as per project requirement)

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Database Administrator (DBA) with strong expertise in Snowflake administration, cloud infrastructure, database security, access management, release management, disaster recovery and operational support.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience managing enterprise Snowflake environments, implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), configuring network policies, managing production releases and performing periodic operational and security reviews.

The candidate should also possess working knowledge of AWS EC2, S3, Linux, Azure Key Vault, Azure DevOps pipelines and Medallion Architecture.

Key Responsibilities1. Snowflake Database Administration

- Administer and maintain Snowflake environments across development, testing and production.
- Manage databases, schemas, warehouses, roles, users and access privileges.
- Monitor warehouse performance, resource utilization, query execution and storage consumption.
- Perform routine database health checks, maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Support Snowflake configuration changes, upgrades and operational improvements.
- Manage Snowflake tasks, streams, stages and data-loading configurations.

2. Security, RBAC and Network Policies

- Implement and maintain Snowflake Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Configure and manage network policies, network rules and access restrictions.
- Administer user accounts, service accounts and access permissions.
- Perform periodic user-access reviews, privilege audits and security compliance checks.
- Troubleshoot authentication, authorization and connectivity issues.
- Support secure credential management and access governance.

3. Bundle Release Change (BCR) Management

- Participate in Bundle Release Change (BCR) activities.
- Coordinate and execute approved database configuration and release changes.
- Perform pre-deployment validation and post-deployment verification.
- Maintain change records, deployment documentation and rollback procedures.
- Coordinate release activities across development, QA, production and infrastructure teams.

4. Routine and Periodic Reviews

- Conduct daily, weekly and monthly Snowflake operational reviews.
- Review warehouse utilization, failed queries, scheduled jobs and system alerts.
- Perform periodic access,



network policy and security configuration reviews.
- Identify operational risks, performance bottlenecks and recurring issues.
- Prepare review reports, audit evidence and operational documentation.

5. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

- Support Snowflake disaster recovery and business continuity procedures.
- Work with Snowflake Time Travel, Fail-secure concepts, database replication and failover capabilities.
- Participate in disaster recovery drills and recovery validation.
- Maintain recovery procedures and support RPO/RTO objectives.
- Investigate failures and support restoration of database services.

6. AWS Infrastructure Integration

- Work with AWS S3 buckets for Snowflake data ingestion and external stages.
- Understand IAM roles, bucket policies, storage integrations and access permissions.
- Support AWS EC2-based applications, utilities and connectivity requirements.
- Troubleshoot Snowflake-to-AWS connectivity and permission issues.
- Coordinate with cloud infrastructure teams on configuration and access management.

7. Linux Administration and Scheduling

- Perform basic Linux administration and troubleshooting.
- Work with Linux commands, file permissions, logs and shell scripts.
- Manage and troubleshoot basic crontab scheduling activities.
- Monitor scheduled scripts, jobs and operational tasks.

8. Azure Integration and DevOps

- Understand Azure Key Vault for secure storage and management of secrets.
- Possess basic knowledge of Azure DevOps pipelines and CI/CD processes.
- Support deployment and configuration activities involving Snowflake environments.
- Coordinate with DevOps teams for automation and secure release management.

9. Data Architecture and Integration

- Demonstrate understanding of Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver and Gold layers).
- Understand data ingestion, transformation, validation and consumption workflows.
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to resolve data pipeline and integration issues.
- Support data governance, data quality and platform reliability initiatives.

Mandatory Technical Skills

- Minimum 5 years of relevant Snowflake DBA experience.
- Strong hands-on Snowflake database administration.
- Snowflake RBAC,



roles, grants and access management.
- Snowflake network policies and security configuration.
- Bundle Release Change (BCR) and production change management.
- Routine and periodic database operational reviews.
- Disaster recovery, replication and recovery procedures.
- AWS S3 and EC2 working knowledge.
- Linux fundamentals and basic crontab operations.
- Azure Key Vault and basic Azure DevOps pipeline knowledge.
- Understanding of Medallion Architecture.
- Strong SQL and database troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Skills

- SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced certification.
- Experience with enterprise production Snowflake environments.
- Experience with AWS IAM, CloudWatch and cloud monitoring tools.
- Knowledge of Terraform, scripting or infrastructure automation.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes, incident management and change management.
- Experience with audit compliance and security governance.
- Exposure to ETL/ELT pipelines and enterprise data platforms.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline.
- Approximately 7 years of total IT experience, including at least 5 years in Snowflake administration or closely related cloud data platform operations.
- Proven experience supporting production systems and resolving critical incidents.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and documentation capabilities.
- Ability to coordinate with cloud infrastructure, data engineering, security and DevOps teams.

Candidate Screening Criteria

Candidates must demonstrate practical experience in:

- Administering Snowflake production environments independently.
- Creating and managing RBAC roles, grants and network policies.
- Handling BCR, deployment validation and rollback procedures.
- Conducting routine reviews, access audits and disaster recovery activities.
- Configuring or supporting Snowflake integration with AWS S3.
- Using basic Linux commands and crontab.
- Working with Azure Key Vault and understanding Azure pipelines.
- Explaining Bronze, Silver and Gold layers in Medallion Architecture.

Important: Preference will be given to candidates with genuine Snowflake DBA production support experience rather than candidates whose experience is limited to Snowflake development, SQL programming or ETL development.

Application Details

Clock Edge Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Email: [email protected]
Contact: +91-XXXXXXXXXX

Pay: ₹800,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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