Snowflake Engineer / Admin - 2 Roles - CTH & Perm - Hybrid - Plano/Dallas/Richmond

INDEPENDENT VISA HOLDERS ONLY. Role 1: Snowflake Administrator Duration: 3-6 Months Contract to hire Location: Plano/Dallas, TX or Richmond, VA (Hybrid) Must be able to come onsite 1-2 days a week in the given locations Required Qualifications: 3+ years of hands-on experience administering Snowflake in a production environment Strong SQL skills and familiarity with scripting (e.g., Python) for automation and maintenance Experience working with Power BI and/or Azure services integrated with Snowflake Solid understanding of cloud data warehouse architecture and data lifecycle best practices Familiarity with data security, audit compliance, and governance policies in Snowflake Strong communication and problem-solving skills in a collaborative team setting Preferred Qualifications: Experience supporting enterprise-scale Snowflake environments Exposure to CI/CD practices and infrastructure automation for data platforms Snowflake certification (preferred but not required) Ability to work with strong personalities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment Role: 2 Sr. Data & Analytics Platform Engineer (Snowflake engineer) Location: Plano/Dallas, TX or Richmond, V Type: Fulltime Perm Must be able to come onsite 1-2 days a week in the given locations The main needs other than being an expert with Snowflake as a platform, is around snowflake Compliance and Governance within Snowflake Purpose of the role The platform engineer will be a key contributor in evaluating, designing and implementing advanced features along with ensuring reliability, scalability, security of Data & Analytics platforms. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent area 5+ years with Snowflake Platform engineering experience in an enterprise-level environment 3+ years experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI 3+ years leading the end-to-end design and development of scalable services to be consumed by the enterprise, including monitoring and production support 3+ years developing and maintaining NIST-aligned Cybersecurity audit functionality Advanced proficiency with Python, SQL, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bicep templates, and PowerShell is required. 5+ years of DevOps experience with a clear understanding of related tools, structure, and processes working in an Agile/Scrum setting Experience in cloud cost-savings plans, reviews, and reserved instances Experience in DevOps and SRE practices, testing frameworks, Infrastructure as Code, and building CI/CD pipelines Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to various audience types Experience on a fast-paced, highly collaborative agile team within a Product-oriented organization Effective problem-solving, analytical thinking, and a cloud-native and security-first mind set Strong documentation, communication, and presentation skills Ability to positively influence team norms, culture, and technical vision Preferred Qualifications Experience with cloud services such as Snowflake, Databricks, Data Factory, Event Hub, Functions, Batch, Key Vault, and Log Analytics Strong experience with popular database programming languages such as SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures Snowflake SnowPro, Azure, Databricks certifications Familiarity with microservices software architecture and Machine Learning experience is preferred Working knowledge of ETL/ELT, CDC, Message-Oriented data movement, API design and stream data integration. Moderate experience with Big Data