Platform Engineer - Snowflake

Location: London (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £115,000 per annum

We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Platform Engineer to join our Data & Analytics Engineering team and take ownership of our Snowflake data platform.

This is a hands-on role focused on platform administration, security, access management, performance optimisation, and governance. You will act as the Snowflake subject matter expert, ensuring the platform remains secure, scalable, cost-effective, and available to support business-critical data and analytics workloads.

Working closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure, and Security teams, you will play a key role in shaping and evolving our modern data platform.

• Own the administration, security, and optimisation of the Snowflake platform.

• Manage access controls, governance, and compliance across the data estate.

• Monitor platform performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• Deliver platform improvements through automation and Infrastructure as Code.

• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to support data platform growth and innovation.

• 3+ years' hands-on Snowflake administration experience within a complex enterprise environment.

• Deep expertise in Snowflake security, RBAC, access governance, and platform best practices.

• Proven experience managing platform performance, cost optimisation, and operational support.

• Strong SQL skills and experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.

• Knowledge of AWS and/or Azure, identity management, and modern data platform architectures.

• SnowPro Certification (Core or Advanced).

• Experience with Snowpark, Dynamic Tables, Cortex AI, Data Sharing, or Clean Rooms.

• Python Scripting and automation experience.

• Experience with SIEM integrations and security monitoring.

• Exposure to modern data tooling such as dbt, Fivetran, or Matillion.

• Knowledge of data governance platforms such as Alation or Collibra.

• Competitive salary of up to £115,000 per annum.

• Hybrid working model with flexibility between home and office.

• Opportunity to own and shape a strategic Snowflake platform.

• Work with modern cloud, data, and analytics technologies.

• Collaborative engineering culture with a strong focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

• Ongoing professional development, training, and certification opportunities.

If you're a Snowflake platform specialist looking to take ownership of a critical enterprise data platform and help drive its future evolution, we'd love to hear from you.

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This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.