Senior Snowflake Developer - softsnippets

Job Title: Senior Snowflake Developer

Location: Trenton, NJ - Onsite role

Client: State of NJ, DOE 

Weekly 40/hr

Overview:

A Senior Snowflake Developer is a highly skilled professional responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing data solutions using the Snowflake cloud data platform. This role plays a pivotal part in architecting data warehouses, data lakes, and ETL processes to enable efficient data storage, processing, and analytics for the organization.

Responsibilities:

1. *Data Architecture:*

- Collaborate with data architects to design and develop Snowflake data models and schemas.

- Create and maintain a well-structured data warehouse and data lake architecture.

2. *Data Integration:*

- Develop ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to ingest data from various sources into Snowflake.

- Ensure data integration processes are efficient, reliable, and scalable.

- Design and implement data pipelines using Snowflake features like tasks and streams.

3. *Performance Optimization:*

- Optimize query performance by creating and maintaining appropriate indexes, materialized views, and clustering keys.

- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in data processing.

4. *SQL Development:*

- Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and user-defined functions (UDFs) to support data analytics and reporting needs.

- Ensure SQL code follows best practices for readability and performance.

5. *Security and Access Control:*

- Implement and manage security measures, including role-based access control (RBAC) and data encryption, to protect sensitive data.

- Audit and monitor data access and user activities.

6. *Data Quality Assurance:*

- Define and implement data quality checks and validation processes to maintain data accuracy.

- Establish data quality rules and alerts to proactively identify issues.

7. *Documentation:*

- Create and maintain technical documentation for data models, ETL processes, and data dictionaries.

- Document best practices, standards, and guidelines for Snowflake development.

8. *Version Control and Deployment: *

- Use version control systems (e.g., Git) for managing Snowflake SQL scripts and objects.

- Coordinate the deployment of changes to Snowflake environments.

9. *Monitoring and Alerts: *

- Set up monitoring and alerting for Snowflake environments to proactively detect and respond to issues.

- Troubleshoot and resolve incidents related to data processing and performance.

10. *Backup and Recovery: *

- Implement backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability.

- Develop and test data recovery procedures.

11. *Collaboration: *

- Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and business analysts to understand data requirements and provide data solutions.

- Work with cross-functional teams to support data-related projects and initiatives.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, data engineering, or a related field.

- 7+ years of experience as a Snowflake developer or data engineer with a focus on data warehousing and ETL.

- Snowflake certification(s) is a plus.

- Strong SQL skills and proficiency in data modeling and database design.

- Knowledge of cloud data warehousing concepts and best practices.

- Familiarity with data integration tools and technologies.

- Solid understanding of data governance, data security, and compliance requirements.

- Experience with version control systems and deployment processes.

- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

- Ability to work in an Agile or iterative development