What are the responsibilities and job description for the Snowflake Platform Engineer position at ClifyX?
Job Title: Snowflake Platform Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL/Atlanta, GA (Onsite)
Type: Full Time Role
** W2-Visa-independent candidates required **
Job Summary:
Snowflake Platform Engineer(Snowflake Admin Azure DevOps Terraform)
• We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Platform Engineer as part of the Platform Engineering team. The role focuses on Snowflake administration, security, performance optimization, automation, and CI/CD integration within cloud environments (Azure/AWS)
Key Responsibilities:
• Administer Snowflake infrastructure, performance, and security policies (RBAC, encryption) and audit controls.
• Optimize warehouse usage, storage, and query performance.
• Automate platform management using Terraform, Python, JavaScript, and SQL.
• Develop Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with Terraform.
• Ensure cost monitoring, governance, and compliance.
• Support troubleshooting, incident resolution, and platform integration with cloud services (Azure and AWS both)
Required Skills:
• 10-13 years of overall data warehouse development/administration experience, with recent 3 years of experience in Snowflake.
• Strong SQL, Python, JavaScript, Terraform, and cloud (Azure/AWS) expertise.
• Experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines or similar technology.
• Strong understanding of Snowflake Architecture including RBAC, cost optimization, and security best practices.
Preferred:
• Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification.
• Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Architect Certification