Snowflake Administrator - Eliassen Group

**Onsite | Westlake, TX**

Our client is looking for an experienced Database Administrator to join their DBA team. This individual will join the Database, ERP, Platform Engineering & Datalake operations team providing end-to-end support on a wide range of products and services.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55 - $65 / hr. w2

• This role provides ongoing support to our internal Business Units as well as external clients, as they onboard new projects onto Snowflake.
• Participate in design discussions with Architects, Security teams & Development teams
• Provide hands on Database administration and support of the Snowflake platform.
• Manage Snowflake ecosystem with a primary focus of supporting Enterprise Snowflake databases and associated tools in the data eco systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or master’s in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent experience
• 3-4 years of hands-on experience with Snowflake Administration (AWS preferred but Azure is okay too)
• 5+ Years of hand on DBA experience with MPP systems and large Data warehouses
• 5+ years of scripting and automation experience using Shell / Perl / Python
• Proficiency in Snowflake platform Architecture, function/feature
• Understanding User/Data/Network Security
• Awareness of DB Optimization techniques pertinent to Snowflake
• Monitoring, alerting of the Snowflake platform
• Understanding of data ingress & egress patterns between Snowflake & different CSPs
• Proficiency in SQL and Procedural languages of any major RDBMS like Oracle, DB2, Postgres or SQL Server
• Participating in on-call rotation & production support
• Working experience on MPP systems like – Netezza, Teradata, Greenplum, Hadoop etc.
• Working experience and good understanding of big data eco systems like Hadoop

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Your ability to support multiple RDBMS like Postgres, Snowflake, SQL server, DB2 & Netezza in addition to Oracle
• You bring 5+ years of SQL & PL/SQL experience or other Database programming languages
• Your able to participate in DB design discussions and offer consulting services to Business and Data modelers.
• Your able to participate in Logical/Physical design discussions with Architects and Application teams.
• You bring the competencies and Architectures related to High Availability, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity.
• You bring the experience in backend programming languages like PL/SQL, T-SQL, NZ SQL etc.
• You have scripting experience with Unix shell, Python, Perl, C,
• You are familiar with Java, J2EE, Embedded SQL, Forms, Reports, etc.
• You are able to support other RDBMS like Postgres, Snowflake, SQL server, DB2 & Netezza
• Your able bring Application experts and other infrastructure teams together for finding optimal solutions to issues related to capacity, security, performance
• The Senior DBA will be expected to be an Oracle technical expert in database domain.
• Skills (effective communication, able to work with teams, presentation skills) required for the role.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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