Snowflake Tech Lead

This is a remote position.

We are seeking a Snowflake Senior Developer to design, develop, and optimise data solutions on our cloud data platform. You will work closely with data engineers, analysts, and architects to deliver high-quality, scalable data pipelines and models. Strong expertise in Snowflake, ETL/ELT, data modelling, and data warehousing is essential.

Responsibilities

· Snowflake Development:
Build and optimise Snowflake objects (databases, schemas, tables, views, tasks, streams, resource monitors).

· ETL/ELT Pipelines:
Develop and maintain robust data pipelines using tools like dbt, Airflow, Azure Data Factory, or similar.

· Data Modelling:
Implement dimensional models (star/snowflake schemas), handle SCDs, and design efficient structures for analytics.

· Performance Tuning:
Optimise queries, manage clustering, caching, and warehouse sizing for cost and speed.

· Data Quality:
Implement testing frameworks (dbt tests, Great Expectations) and ensure data accuracy and freshness.

· Security & Governance:
Apply RBAC, masking policies, and comply with data governance standards.

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Collaboration:

Work with BI teams to ensure semantic alignment and support self-service analytics.

· Documentation:
Maintain clear technical documentation for pipelines, models, and processes.

Qualifications

· Matric and a Degree in IT

· Strong SQL skills (complex queries, performance tuning) and proficiency in Python for data processing.

· Experience with ETL/ELT tools (dbt, Airflow, ADF, Informatica, Matillion).

· Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts (Kimball, Data Vault, normalization).

· Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable).

· Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance (GDPR).

· Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Skills

· Experience with Snowpark, UDFs, dynamic tables, and external tables.

· Exposure to streaming/CDC (Kafka, Fivetran, Debezium).

· BI tool integration (Power BI, Tableau, Looker).

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Certifications:

Snow Pro Core or Advanced.