Snowflake Platform Engineer/Administrator for Next Pathway - The Automated Cloud Migration Company

Location: Downtown Toronto, ON (Hybrid - Onsite 3 Days/Week, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) Duration: 4-Month Contract (Strong Potential for Extension) Company: Next Pathway

Next Pathway is seeking an experienced Snowflake Platform Engineer/Administrator to support a major enterprise client that is building a new Snowflake environment from the ground up. This is not a migration project; the successful candidate will be responsible for the ongoing administration, optimization, governance, and operational management of a newly established Snowflake platform.

This role is ideal for a hands-on Snowflake professional who enjoys platform engineering, performance tuning, security management, and ensuring a highly available and well-governed data environment.

Responsibilities Snowflake Platform Administration Manage and maintain the client’s Snowflake environment on a day-to-day bas is.Configure and administer Snowflake accounts, virtual warehouses, databases, schemas, and objects Monitor platform health, usage, performance, and resource consumption Implement and maintain Snowflake best practices and operational standards.

Performance Tuning & Optimization Analyze workloads and query performance to identify optimization opportunities Tune virtual warehouses for performance and cost efficiency. Monitor storage utilization and compute consumption. Recommend and implement performance improvements across the platform.

Security & Access Management Manage user accounts, roles, permissions, and access controls. Implement and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) frameworks. Support governance, compliance, and security requirements. Conduct periodic reviews of user access and platform security settings.

Platform Operations & Support Troubleshoot platform issues and resolve operational incidents. Provide support to data engineers, analysts, and businessusers. Develop and maintain operational documentation, standards, and procedures. Collaborate with client stakeholders to support ongoing platform growth and adoption.

Required Qualifications 4+ years of experience in data platform administration, cloud data warehousing, or data engineering. 2+ years of hands-on Snowflake administration experience. Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture, security model, and platform operations. Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Strong SQL skills and understanding of data warehouse concepts. Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities. Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with client stakeholders. Experience managing: Users, roles, and permissions Virtual warehouses Resource monitoring and governance Performance tuning and optimization

Preferred Qualifications SnowPro Certification (Core or Advanced). Experience implementing Snowflake governance and security frameworks. Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools. Experience supporting enterprise-scale Snowflake environments. Knowledge of data engineering and modern data platform best practices.

What Success Looks Like Stable, secure, and well-governed Snowflake environment. Optimized platform performance and cost management. Effective user access management and security controls. Strong operational support and stakeholder satisfaction. Documentation and processes that support long-term platform growth. Location: Downtown Toronto Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM– 5:00 PM