Senior Analyst, Data Platform Engineering

United Rentals

Senior Analyst administering Snowflake, data pipelines, and AI agents for United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental provider. Building curated data layers for enterprise BI and AI.

Posted 8/7/2026full-timeScottsdale • Arizona, Connecticut, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Snowflake administration, data engineering, and cloud data platform management, with a strong focus on data pipeline design, performance monitoring, and security compliance. Proficient in SQL programming and familiar with AI tools and data ingestion methodologies to support business intelligence initiatives.

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Snowflake AdministrationSQL ProgrammingData Pipeline DesignETL/ELT ToolsData Engineering

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringDatabase AdministrationSQL ProgrammingData IngestionETL ToolsData Pipeline DesignData Quality ManagementPerformance MonitoringSecurity PoliciesCloud Data Platforms

Soft Skills

Analytical ThinkingProblem-SolvingTechnical DocumentationCommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeFivetranMatillionDbtPostmanTableauSigmaClaudeChatGPTMCP Servers

Certifications & Qualifications

SnowPro Core CertificationSnowPro Advanced Certification

Industry Keywords

Data WarehousingBusiness IntelligenceAgile DevelopmentRBACRLSCLSAI/LLM EnablementAgentic ArchitecturesData LineageCloud Platforms

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudETLMatillionSQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary Snowflake administrator for United Rentals’ Discovery accounts
Manage users, roles, warehouses, RBAC, RLS, CLS, security policies, and account-level configurations
Monitor platform health, performance, and cost, tuning workloads to meet business SLAs
Audit and remediate security issues
Manage availability between Snowflake accounts and partner cloud or on-premises platforms
Activate, test, and evaluate Snowflake Private Preview capabilities and recommend adoption strategies
Design, build, and maintain data pipelines from internal and external sources
Build and maintain transformation workflows across Foundation, Processed, and Curated data warehouse layers
Monitor pipeline and job performance, troubleshoot failures, and resolve data quality or timeliness issues
Partner with source system owners and corporate teams to onboard data sources and define ingestion standards
Document pipeline design, dependencies, and data lineage
Support enablement, testing, and rollout of AI applications and copilots including Claude, ChatGPT/Copilot, and Snowflake Cortex Agents
Configure and monitor AI agents, including MCP server-based agent-to-agent integrations
Partner on ontology and knowledge graph context-layer efforts
Build and maintain curated datasets and business data models for dashboards, semantic views, and downstream agents
Design and maintain Semantic Views for Cortex Analyst and AI/BI consumption layers
Partner with BI and analytics teams using Sigma and Tableau
Review data for accuracy and production readiness
Provide Snowflake expertise and support new feature adoption across the Data & Analytics team
Document platform architecture, runbooks, and how-to guides
Train team members and business users on relevant tools and capabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field
Master’s Degree preferred
5+ years of experience in data engineering, database/platform administration, or business intelligence
At least 1 year of hands-on experience administering Snowflake or a similar cloud data platform in production
Hands-on experience with a multi-account Snowflake architecture
Strong SQL programming skills
Experience with data ingestion and ETL/ELT tools such as Fivetran/HVR, Matillion, dbt, Coalesce, and Postman
Familiarity with AI/LLM enablement and tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Snowflake Cortex Code
Familiarity with agile development practices
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills focused on practical problem-solving within constraints
Strong technical documentation skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills for daily collaboration with IT and business leads
Experience with Tableau or Sigma is a plus
Understanding of agentic architectures, MCP servers, and agent-to-agent communication is a plus
Snowflake certification (SnowPro Core or Advanced) is a strong plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Parental Leave
United Compassion Fund
Employee Discount Program
Career Development & Promotional Opportunities
Additional Vacation Buy Up Program (US Only)
Early Wage Access through Payactiv (US Hourly Only)
Paid Sick Leave
Inclusive and welcoming culture
Health and financial plans
Reasonable accommodation during the application process
Support for active duty members, veterans, reservists, and their families