Sr. Snowflake Administrator

Sr. Snowflake Administrator

North- Remote, US

What you'll be doing:

• Manage user access controls, functional role hierarchies, and Snowflake RBAC frameworks across entities.
• Lead configurations for new Databases and Warehouses, Storage Integrations, and Resource Monitors.
• Manage Snowpipes, Streams, Tasks, Time Travel settings, and data ingestion components across multiple Snowflake accounts.
• Monitor query performance, warehouse workloads, and compute usage to identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor and respond to Snowflake Trust Center notifications, ensuring timely investigation and remediation of identified issues.
• Proactively identify and decommission unused or inefficient assets to reduce compute and storage costs.
• Troubleshoot slow-running queries, ingestion delays, pipeline failures, and general Snowflake operational issues.
• Support migrations and replications from on-premises databases and existing cloud systems into Snowflake.
• Lead the development, configuration, and support of Snowflake integrations with Openflow, Jira, Workday, and other platforms.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to maintain and enhance integrations involving Qlik Replicate, Mulesoft, Python, Kafka, or similar tools.
• Ensure proper configuration and maintenance of data shares, reader accounts, partner access, and cross-entity data pipelines.
• Partner with Data Engineering and IT Engineering to maintain workload isolation, performance baselines, and operational efficiency across environments.
• Implement and maintain dynamic data masking, secure views, and other sensitive-data protections.
• Conduct data profiling and analysis to identify and address data quality issues, anomalies, and inconsistencies.
• Create and maintain documentation for Snowflake processes, integrations, configurations, and operational standards.
• Recommend and drive adoption of platform improvements, automation opportunities, and performance enhancements.
• Participate in production support activities as needed, including root-cause analysis and cross- team incident collaboration.
• Ability to participate in off-hours support as needed during outages or high-priority incidents.

What we need from you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on Snowflake Administration or equivalent experience.
• Strong expertise with Snowflake RBAC, security integrations, dynamic data masking, and governance best practices.
• Advanced SQL skills with the ability to develop, tune, and review complex queries.
• Strong understanding of metadata management, data quality, and data lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong understanding of data lineage, sensitive data management, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage projects and assignments independently with minimal supervision.

License and Certification Requirements:

• Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification (Required)
• Snowflake SnowPro Advanced: Administrator (Preferred)
• AWS certification (Preferred)

We would prefer:

• Experience implementing or supporting Qlik Replicate, Openflow, Mulesoft, Python, Kafka, or other ingestion/streaming tools.
• Experience supporting enterprise BI tools (Sigma experience a plus).
• Experience with AWS infrastructure and platform integrations.
   

Salary Range: $122,000- $172,000

Pay within this range varies by work location and on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We look forward to discussing your salary expectations and our full total rewards offerings throughout the interview process.

What we offer: 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that enables our teams to live a life well lived, both personally and professionally. Some of our perks include:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage

• Flexible Paid Time Off

• 401(k) + Match

• Mental Health Support & Well-Being Program

• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave

• Education Assistance

• Company-funded Lifestyle Spending Account

Please note: North is a US based company and this role is not eligible for current or future sponsorship.

Let’s go North, together. 

Join our mission to build the largest suite of credit card processing and merchant services. It’s one simple payment platform backed by the most diverse payment companies. From credit card processing to back-office management, North points the way to smarter, faster, and just plain better payment solutions.

Who we are: 

North, and our family of companies, are committed to helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. As an end-to-end payment solutions company, we provide everything business owners need to get paid, whether they serve customers in a physical storefront, online, or both. We pride ourselves on being large enough to offer customized solutions to our enterprise-level clients while remaining agile enough to take an award-winning, hands-on approach to personal service that our merchants won’t find anywhere else.

Let’s go North, together! Our most important resource is our people. Join our diverse team of innovators and do-ers and make your mark on the future of payments technology. We're proud to offer benefits that help our team members further their overall well-being through unique initiatives that are both personally and professionally fulfilling. 

At North, we celebrate diversity and create an inclusive environment for everyone. We are an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about North, and our family of companies, visit our website: north.com