M&T Bank
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LeadSnowflakeAdministrator
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“Lead Snowflake Administrator at M&T Bank. Skills: Snowflake Platform Leadership, Cloud Engineering (Azure Focus), DevOps & Automation. Lead Snowflake account creation, configuration, and lifecycle management.. Monitor and optimize Snowflake performance, cost, and usage trends across environments.”
What You'll Achieve.
build scalable, secure, and high‑performing data platforms; ensure enterprise‑grade resiliency and business continuity; safeguard sensitive enterprise data; ensure secure connectivity and efficient data flows; automate provisioning and platform configuration; maintain clean, auditable, and collaborative pipelines; Promote automation, cloud governance, and continuous improvement; Ensure timely remediation of audit findings and regulatory updates; Maintain internal control standards
Industry & Context.
Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Associate’s degree and 6 years’ Snowflake experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 6 years’ Snowflake experience, Proficiency with Snowflake, Cloud Data Architectures, functions, and lifecycle management, Experience working across multiple projects of varying complexity, background in system enhancements, conversions, and production support, Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, organizational, time management, and decision-making capabilities, Ability to connect disparate ideas into cohesive technical solutions
Nice to Have
Bachelor’s degree, 3+ years of experience with bank applications, architecture, and RDBMS frameworks, Prior banking RDBMS support experience, Mastery-level understanding of a major RDBMS (e. g. , Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake ecosystem), CAPPM experience, Demonstrated ability to mentor others and lead technical efforts, understanding of technical, business, and operational impacts across systems
What You'll Do.
Lead Snowflake account creation
and lifecycle management.
Monitor and optimize Snowflake performance
and usage trends across environments.
and support replication strategies to ensure enterprise‑grade resiliency and business continuity.
Build and maintain secure data-sharing frameworks for inbound and outbound data exchanges.
Design and enforce robust RBAC models to safeguard sensitive enterprise data.
Partner with development and application teams to troubleshoot Snowflake-related issues.
Implement production database changes and support change management best practices.
Provide first‑level Linux administration support for Snowflake-associated application servers.
Partner with platform teams to ensure secure
and reliable OS environments.
Build and operate Azure components supporting Snowflake workloads
Ensure secure connectivity and efficient data flows across cloud environments.
Leverage IaC tools such as Terraform and Ansible to automate provisioning and platform configuration.
Use Git-based version control to maintain clean
and collaborative pipelines.
and continuous improvement across the data platform.
Manage and/or oversee small to large-scale project plans
ensuring clarity of tasks
Work with internal and external stakeholders to review initiatives
compliance requirements
Provide leadership during disaster recovery exercises and remediation cycles.
Strengthen relationships across application teams
and business partners.
Serve as a technical representative on special committees or cross-functional project teams.
Adhere to all regulatory and risk-management standards.
Ensure timely remediation of audit findings and regulatory updates.
Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
Maintain internal control standards across all supported systems.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partnering with application teams, cloud engineers, and business leaders; Partner with development and application teams; Partner with platform teams; Work with internal and external stakeholders; Strengthen relationships across application teams, technology groups, and business partners; Serve as a technical representative on special committees or cross-functional project teams
Communication Scope
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
Process & Methodology
Manage and/or oversee small to large-scale project plans, ensuring clarity of tasks, dependencies, and risk mitigation., Ability to connect disparate ideas into cohesive technical solutions
Full Job Description
Step into a role where you’ll directly shape the future of enterprise data engineering. As our Lead Snowflake Administrator, you will be at the forefront of modernizing the bank’s data ecosystem—driving innovation, enhancing resiliency, and enabling the next generation of cloud-native analytics. You’ll serve as a Snowflake SME, partnering with application teams, cloud engineers, and business leaders to build scalable, secure, and high‑performing data platforms. If you're energized by solving complex technical challenges, influencing architecture, and leading the charge on cloud and database modernization efforts, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact across the organization. **Primary Responsibilities:** **Snowflake Platform Leadership** * Lead Snowflake account creation, configuration, and lifecycle management. * Monitor and optimize Snowflake performance, cost, and usage trends across environments. * Architect, implement, and support replication strategies to ensure enterprise‑grade resiliency and business continuity. * Build and maintain secure data-sharing frameworks for inbound and outbound data exchanges. * Design and enforce robust RBAC models to safeguard sensitive enterprise data. * Partner with development and application teams to troubleshoot Snowflake-related issues. * Implement production database changes and support change management best practices. **Linux Engineering** * Provide first‑level Linux administration support for Snowflake-associated application servers. * Partner with platform teams to ensure secure, stable, and reliable OS environments. **Cloud Engineering (Azure Focus)** * Apply a strong understanding of fundamental cloud architecture concepts. * Build and operate Azure components supporting Snowflake workloads, including: * Private DNS * Blob Storage (with tiering strategy) * Private Endpoints * Private Link * Ensure secure connectivity and efficient data flows across cloud environments. **DevOps & Automation** * Leverage Ia
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