Senior Data Engineer

Hunt St

Senior Data Engineer building Silver layer dbt models for an independent tech consulting firm. Transforming datasets from Bronze to Silver in Snowflake with a focus on data quality and incident response.

Posted 5/18/2026contractRemote • 🇵🇭 PhilippinesSenior💰 A$2,000 - A$3,000 per monthWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build Silver layer dbt models for each dataset phase, staging models, intermediate models, and conformed fact and dimension tables
Define and implement incremental load strategies for each entity, upsert logic, snapshot tables, and data freshness handling
Write and maintain dbt schema tests, not-null, uniqueness, referential integrity, accepted values, and custom generic tests
Collaborate with the analytics engineer on the Silver-to-Gold interface, ensuring Silver models expose the fields and grain needed for Gold metric calculations
Work with IT during each phase, confirming entity availability, field mappings, and Bronze table quality before build commences
In Run steady state: own pipeline incident response, schema drift handling, and Snowflake performance monitoring across all live datasets
Investigate and resolve pipeline incidents escalated by the AI triage layer.
Manage upstream schema changes affecting Bronze-to-Silver mappings.
Monitor and optimize Snowflake query performance across live Gold datasets.
Own and maintain the AI triage pipeline, ensuring alert classification accuracy and incident log completeness.
Ensure escalated alerts are acknowledged and resolved within agreed SLA timelines.
Maintain accurate data catalogue documentation and quality certifications across production Gold datasets.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4-6 years Data Engineering experience
Snowflake advanced: incremental models, time travel, merge statements, clustering, zero- copy cloning for test environments
dbt advanced: macros, packages, generic tests, snapshots, sources, exposures, CI/CD integration
SQL expert: complex joins, window functions, handling late-arriving data, query performance optimisation
Python intermediate: Snowpark for custom transformations where SQL is insufficient
Git proficient: branching strategy, pull requests, conflict resolution in a shared dbt project
Retail data structures intermediate: order headers and lines, inventory snapshots, customer master, fiscal calendars
AI & Automation Tools: Hands-on experience with tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude (or similar LLMs), Snowflake Cortex AI_COMPLETE, Elementary, and data observability platforms for AI-assisted development, SQL debugging, anomaly detection, alert classification, incident reporting, and workflow automation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Build Silver layer dbt models for each dataset phase, staging models, intermediate models, and conformed fact and dimension tables
Define and implement incremental load strategies for each entity, upsert logic, snapshot tables, and data freshness handling
Write and maintain dbt schema tests, not-null, uniqueness, referential integrity, accepted values, and custom generic tests
Collaborate with the analytics engineer on the Silver-to-Gold interface, ensuring Silver models expose the fields and grain needed for Gold metric calculations
Work with IT during each phase, confirming entity availability, field mappings, and Bronze table quality before build commences
In Run steady state: own pipeline incident response, schema drift handling, and Snowflake performance monitoring across all live datasets
Investigate and resolve pipeline incidents escalated by the AI triage layer.
Manage upstream schema changes affecting Bronze-to-Silver mappings.
Monitor and optimize Snowflake query performance across live Gold datasets.
Own and maintain the AI triage pipeline, ensuring alert classification accuracy and incident log completeness.
Ensure escalated alerts are acknowledged and resolved within agreed SLA timelines.
Maintain accurate data catalogue documentation and quality certifications across production Gold datasets. 🎯 Requirements
4-6 years Data Engineering experience
Snowflake advanced: incremental models, time travel, merge statements, clustering, zero- copy cloning for test environments
dbt advanced: macros, packages, generic tests, snapshots, sources, exposures, CI/CD integration
SQL expert: complex joins, window functions, handling late-arriving data, query performance optimisation
Python intermediate: Snowpark for custom transformations where SQL is insufficient
Git proficient: branching strategy, pull requests, conflict resolution in a shared dbt project
Retail data structures intermediate: order headers and lines, inventory snapshots, customer master, fiscal calendars
AI & Automation Tools: Hands-on experience with tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude (or similar LLMs), Snowflake Cortex AI_COMPLETE, Elementary, and data observability platforms for AI-assisted development, SQL debugging, anomaly detection, alert classification, incident reporting, and workflow automation. Apply Now 📊 Check your resume score for this job Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply. Check Resume Score 🌐 Worldwide Built by Lior Neu-ner. I'd love to hear your feedback — Get in touch via DM or support@remoterocketship.com Search Search Jobs by country Search jobs by city Search jobs by job title Search entry-level jobs Search junior-level jobs Search senior-level jobs Search jobs by tech stack Search jobs by contract type Search remote internships Search remote part-time jobs Remote jobs Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Sales People Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Software Engineers Anywhere in the World Resources Advice Tips for finding remote jobs Interview questions and answers Resume examples Cover letter examples Post a job Affiliates Privacy policy Terms of service Job board SEO course AI Apply Copilot OpenClaw job finder Jobs by Country Remote jobs anywhere in the world (Worldwide remote jobs) Remote jobs United States Remote jobs Australia Remote jobs Brazil Remote jobs Canada Remote jobs France Remote jobs Ireland Remote jobs Germany Remote jobs Netherlands Remote jobs Spain Remote jobs UK Popular Jobs Remote data analyst jobs Remote customer support jobs Remote executive assistant jobs Remote marketing jobs Remote product designer jobs Remote product manager jobs Remote project manager jobs Remote recruiter jobs Remote sales jobs Remote software engineer jobs Jobs by Type Remote full-time jobs Remote part-time jobs Remote contract jobs Remote internship jobs Remote entry-level jobs Remote jobs with no experience required Remote junior jobs (1-3 years of experience) Digital nomad jobs Remote jobs with no degree required Freelance remote jobs Temporary remote jobs Remote jobs hiring now Stay at home mom jobs

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Hard Skills & Tools

dbtSnowflakeSQLPythonGitdata engineeringincremental modelsquery performance optimizationdata catalog documentationschema tests

Soft Skills

collaborationincident responseproblem-solvingattention to detailcommunication