Senior Snowflake Data Engineer

  • Hunter Bond
  • Apr 02, 2026
Contractor Telecommunications

Job Description

I'm working with a global trading firm looking for a Senior Snowflake Data Engineer to help build and optimise their enterprise data platform.

This role sits just below Architecture level and focuses on hands-on implementation, optimisation, and operation of Snowflake-based data solutions.

Key focus:

  • Design and maintain Snowflake data models, schemas, and pipelines
  • Build and orchestrate ETL/ELT workflows using Dagster or Airflow
  • Develop and manage dbt data models (dimensional and Data Vault)
  • Implement Terraform-based infrastructure automation for Snowflake resources
  • Integrate secure access using OAuth/OIDC authentication
  • Optimise Snowflake performance and cost efficiency
  • Ingest and transform data from multiple internal and external systems

Looking for:

  • Strong hands-on Snowflake experience (development, optimisation, fundamentals of administration)
  • Experience with dbt for modelling, testing, and deployment
  • Knowledge of Data Vault 2.0 and dimensional modelling
  • Experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation
  • Familiarity with Dagster or Airflow orchestration
  • Strong SQL and Python (or Java) skills
  • Experience working with AWS (S3, IAM)

Must haves: experience with Kafka, Denodo, or financial markets/trading.

If you're interested (or know someone who might be), please apply immediately.