Advise teams on the use of unique Snowflake features as part of their application architecture
Help new Snowflake applications or existing applications migrating to Snowflake with the most effective solution patterns recommended for a Snowflake implementation
Partner with the Snowflake Platform team to support Snowflake Release Management by analyzing scope of new releases and assessing potential impact on environment
Help in building extensions to the Snowflake environment to make it easier to use and support
Mentor junior engineers to influence best practices
Enhance usage monitoring with dashboards and monitoring tools and use this information to help Snowflake users optimize their warehouse usage and SQL queries
Collaborate with vendors and internal engineering teams on evaluating new technologies and their supportability
Collaborate with engineering and support teams on platform standards, lifecycle management, change governance, and continuous improvement efforts
Collaborate with enterprise architecture to drive platform adoption and shape data strategy at Pfizer
Directly engage and communicate with technical stakeholders on solution development and optimization
Document knowledge in the form of incident notes, technical articles, and contributions to knowledge bases within specific areas of expertise
Maintain key informational content, drive platform adoption, and champion a strong user community
Requirements
BA/BS preferably in computer science or related discipline with at least 4 years of experience, MBA/MS with at least 2 years of experience, or PhD/JD with any years of experience, or associate's degree with at least 8 years, or high school diploma (or equivalent) with at least 10 years of relevant experience
Strong knowledge of the Snowflake Data Cloud including features such as Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe Streaming, Snowpark/Container Services, Hybrid Tables, Data Sharing, Replication, Iceberg, Openflow, etc.
Strong SQL skills tailored to Snowflake, including window functions, semi-structured data handling (e.g., JSON, XML), UDFs, and time travel, knowledge of query optimization techniques (e.g., clustering keys, materialized views, caching strategies)
Python skills and mastery of working with and reading code
Knowledge of Snowflake access methods (OAuth., PAT, local accounts, ODBC, JDBC) and security features (roles, policies, masking) for access/security troubleshooting
Experience with Snowflake monitoring tools/views
Hands-on experience with utilizing DevOps, CI/CD tools
Experience with Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to interface with technical and non-technical individuals as needed
Excellent oral and written communication skills and proficiency in using information tools (e.g., MS O365 applications, JIRA, Confluence)
Self-starter, independent, energetic personality with excellent problem-solving and analytical skills and an aptitude for learning new technologies.
Benefits
401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation
Holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Snowflake Data CloudSQLPythonDynamic TablesSnowpipe StreamingSnowparkHybrid TablesData SharingReplicationOpenflow
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical skillsmentoringindependentenergetic personalityinfluencing best practicesinterface with technical individualsinterface with non-technical individuals