Snowflake Platform Admin + Data Engineer

Capgemini is hiring a Snowflake Platform Admin + Data Engineer in Atlanta, GA with a hybrid work model. This role combines enterprise Snowflake platform ownership with hands-on data engineering, governance, and automation, with a salary range of USD 103,330 - 128,656 per year.

What you can expect

You will administer and support Snowflake environments across development, testing, and production, while building and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines and implementing security and governance standards. The work includes automation and DevOps-style deployment support, along with ongoing performance, reliability, and cost improvements.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and support enterprise Snowflake environments across development, testing, and production.
• Manage Snowflake account setup, including user provisioning, roles, permissions, and RBAC.
• Implement and maintain security controls such as SSO, MFA, dynamic data masking, row-level security, and secure data sharing.
• Configure and monitor resource monitors, virtual warehouses, and workload management to optimize platform performance and cost.
• Design and manage cross-region replication, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, and provide proactive recommendations for improvement.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS Glue and Snowflake.
• Build and optimize data ingestion frameworks from multiple cloud and on-premises data sources.
• Develop data models, transformations, and data warehouse solutions for analytics and reporting.
• Leverage Snowflake features such as Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks, Stored Procedures, Time Travel, and Zero-Copy Cloning.
• Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring processes.
• Analyze query performance and optimize Snowflake workloads, including tuning pipelines, SQL queries, and storage utilization.
• Establish platform standards, governance policies, and best practices.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake deployments and data engineering solutions.
• Automate administrative and operational activities using Python, SnowSQL, and scripting frameworks.
• Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform or similar technologies.

Required experience and skills

• 8+ years of IT experience, including 4+ years of hands-on Snowflake experience.
• Strong expertise in Snowflake administration and platform management.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Glue and cloud-based data engineering solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python.

Helpful skills and certifications

• Experience with Apache Airflow for orchestration.
• Knowledge of Snowpark, Snowpipe, Data Sharing, and Native Applications.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Snowflake certifications such as SnowPro Core Certification, SnowPro Advanced Architect, and SnowPro Advanced Data Engineer.
• Experience with data governance, compliance, and enterprise security frameworks.

Benefits

• Flexible work
• Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
• Financial well-being: 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays, including Vacation (12-25 days depending on grade), Personal Days, Sick Leave (A-F) as defined by policy
• Paid parental leave
• Family building benefits including adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
• Social well-being benefits such as subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
• Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Disaster Relief
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada); retirement savings plans (401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada); life and disability insurance; employee assistance programs; and additional benefits per local policy and eligibility