Senior Snowflake Platform Engineer
Job Description
- SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced Certification
- Experience integrating with Alation, Collibra, etc.
- Familiarity with Erwin or other data modeling tools
- Experience in regulated industries
- Manage Snowflake user/role provisioning and access.
- Implement SSO, MFA, and key-pair authentication.
- Enforce data masking and tagging policies.
- Set up and maintain resource monitors.
- Automate Snowflake object deployment and permission management.
- Integrate Snowflake into CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor platform health using Snowflake's schema.
- Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for Snowflake.
- Experience with Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
At Zelis, we Get Stuff Done. So, let’s get to it!
A Little About Us
Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience for all by providing a connected platform that bridges the gaps and aligns interests across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. This platform serves more than 750 payers, including the top 5 national health plans, BCBS insurers, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts—driving real, measurable results for clients.
A Little About You
You bring a unique blend of personality and professional expertise to your work, inspiring others with your passion and dedication. Your career is a testament to your diverse experiences, community involvement, and the valuable lessons you've learned along the way. You are more than just your resume; you are a reflection of your achievements, the knowledge you've gained, and the personal interests that shape who you are.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Snowflake Platform Engineer to take ownership of the administration, security, cost efficiency, and optimization of our Snowflake environment as part of our enterprise data platform.This is not a traditional data engineering role. This is a technical position focused on building and scaling a governed, secure, and cost-optimized Snowflake environment that serves as the backbone for our analytics and AI initiatives.
What You’ll Do
Governance & Security
Manage Snowflake user/role provisioning, RBAC, object-level access, and network policies.
Implement SSO (Okta or AzureAD), MFA, and key-pair authentication mechanisms.
Enforce data masking, row-level security, and tagging policies for compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, etc).
Cost Optimization
Set up and maintain resource monitors, auto-suspend/resume policies, and usage tracking.
Partner with finance to build cost attribution and chargeback models across business units.
Tune warehouse sizing and query usage to minimize consumption while maintaining performance.
Automation & DevOps
Automate Snowflake object deployment and permission management using Terraform, Liquibase, or other IaC tools.
Integrate Snowflake into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
Own platform configuration standards across environments (dev, test, prod).
Monitoring & Performance
Monitor platform health using Snowflake’s Account Usage schema and integrate with observability platforms like Datadog, Splunk, or CloudWatch.
Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks at the query, warehouse, and workload levels.
Lead tuning and optimization efforts to ensure scalable, reliable Snowflake operations.
Collaboration & Platform Evolution
Serve as subject matter expert for all things Snowflake—partnering with engineering, InfoSec, DevOps, and data teams.
Define and enforce naming conventions, tagging policies, and data sharing protocols.
Evaluate and implement new Snowflake features (e.g., Native Apps, Snowpark, Streams/Tasks).
What You’ll Bring
7+ years of experience in data platforms, with 3+ years administering Snowflake in a production environment.
Proven expertise in Snowflake account management, warehouse optimization, and cost governance.
Strong understanding of RBAC, network security, SSO, and data protection standards.
Hands-on experience with Terraform, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.
Familiarity with data ingestion pipelines (e.g., Snowpipe, ADF, Fivetran) and how they interact with Snowflake.
Ability to proactively monitor and tune the platform, enforce policies, and scale with demand.
Knowledge of observability tools and alerting practices.
Preferred Skills
SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced (Admin or Architect) Certification
Experience integrating Snowflake with tools like Alation, Collibra, Power BI, Tableau, or Databricks
Familiarity with Erwin or other data modeling tools
Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance) a plus
What This Role Is Not
Not a BI Developer or Analyst
Not a Data Engineer focused on building ELT pipelines
This is a platform engineer role owning infrastructure, security, performance, and cost management of Snowflake
Location and Workplace Flexibility
We have offices in Atlanta GA, Boston MA, Morristown NJ, Plano TX, St. Louis MO, St. Petersburg FL, and Hyderabad, India. We foster a hybrid and remote friendly culture, and all our employee's work locations are based on the needs of the position and determined by the Leadership team. In-office work and activities, if applicable, vary based on the work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications for the role. We believe in the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all.
Accessibility Support
We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email TalentAcquisition@zelis.com.
Disclaimer
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, duties, and skills from time to time.
