DevOps Engineer

- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (primarily in Azure DevOps) for deployment of Snowflake objects (SQL scripts, stored procedures, roles, schemas, DBT transformations). - Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated database change management processes. - Drive DevOps best practices across the data lifecycle (branching strategies, automated testing, release governance). - Administer and support Snowflake across development, test, and production environments. - Manage warehouses, databases, schemas, roles, and access structures. - Implement structured role hierarchies and RBAC aligned to enterprise security policies. - Oversee secrets management and secure configuration practices. - Implement and manage security controls including RBAC, SSO, MFA, encryption, and data masking. - Ensure compliance with internal governance and regulatory standards. - Support audit requirements and access reporting. - Implement monitoring and alerting for Snowflake and associated pipelines. - Act as the primary escalation point for data pipeline failures and platform incidents. - Troubleshoot performance, networking, and integration issues across Azure and Snowflake. - Maintain artefact repositories and resolve tooling issues (e.g., certificate renewals, Snyk, SonarQube). - Monitor query performance and optimise warehouse configuration. - Proactively manage Snowflake credit usage and storage costs. - Provide recommendations to improve platform scalability and efficiency.