- 5–9 years of overall IT experience with substantial hands-on experience as a Snowflake administrator.
- Strong expertise in Snowflake account, warehouse, and database administration, including user and role management.
- Proven experience implementing and managing RBAC, security policies, and data governance within Snowflake.
- Solid understanding of Snowflake performance tuning, warehouse optimization, and cost management practices.
- Experience with monitoring, incident management, and troubleshooting Snowflake-related issues in production environments.
- Practical knowledge of automation or scripting for operational tasks (e.g., using SQL or CLI-based tools).
- Relevant Snowflake administrator certification (or equivalent) demonstrating proficiency in Snowflake administration concepts.
- Administer and manage Snowflake accounts, warehouses, databases, roles, and users, ensuring secure and efficient operations.
- Implement and maintain role-based access control (RBAC), security policies, and data governance standards within Snowflake.
- Monitor and optimize Snowflake performance, including warehouse sizing, query tuning, clustering, and resource utilization.
- Manage Snowflake object lifecycle: databases, schemas, tables, stages, file formats, and integrations with external storage.
- Configure and maintain data sharing, data masking, and encryption features in line with compliance and security requirements.
- Set up and manage Snowflake tasks, streams, and resource monitors to support stable and cost-effective operations.
- Implement backup, failover, and disaster recovery strategies using Snowflake features such as Time Travel and Failover/Failback.
- Automate routine administrative tasks and environment provisioning, leveraging tools such as Docker where applicable.
- Collaborate with data engineering and BI teams to troubleshoot issues, optimize workloads, and support release activities.
- Establish and maintain documentation, standards, and best practices for Snowflake administration and operations.
- Proactively monitor system health, set up alerts, and resolve incidents within agreed SLAs.
- Partner with security and compliance teams to support audits, implement controls, and ensure adherence to organizational policies.
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity; sexual orientation, religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.
