Snowflake Developer - SQL - Alteryx

Snowflake Developer - SQL - Alteryx

Posted 1 day ago by 1765533267

Negotiable
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Remote
USA

Summary: The role of a Snowflake Developer requires a senior professional with over 12 years of experience, specializing in SQL and Alteryx. The developer will be responsible for designing and implementing Snowflake-based data models and pipelines, optimizing performance, and ensuring data quality and governance in a banking environment. Collaboration with data engineers and business stakeholders is essential to meet regulatory and customer-focused data needs. The position is fully remote, allowing for flexibility in work arrangements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain Snowflake schemas, tables, views, materialized views, and data sharing
  • Develop robust ELT/ETL transformations using Snowflake SQL, UDFs, and semi-structured data handling
  • Implement and optimize Snowflake features such as warehouses, clustering, time travel, zero-copy cloning, streams, tasks, and data sharing
  • Build and maintain Alteryx workflows that connect to Snowflake as a data source/target
  • Optimize Alteryx Designer/Server workflows for performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Collaborate with data engineers to design efficient data pipelines and transformations
  • Implement data quality checks, data lineage, and metadata management
  • Apply RBAC, masking policies, encryption, and network policies as appropriate for banking data
  • Maintain documentation and support regulatory data requirements
  • Translate business requirements into technical designs, data mappings, and specs
  • Perform code reviews, contribute to design best practices, and ensure changes meet regulatory and security standards
  • Partner with analytics, BI, and governance teams to fulfill reporting and analytics needs
  • Write unit/integration tests for SQL and data pipelines; participate in CI/CD for data assets
  • Automate routine maintenance and deployment tasks with Python, SQL, or shell scripting
  • Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement durable fixes
  • Create runbooks and knowledge base articles for common scenarios
  • Maintain data dictionaries, lineage, and design documentation for data assets

Key Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
  • 6+ years of Snowflake development experience (designing schemas, pipelines, and transformations)
  • Strong SQL skills with the ability to write complex queries and optimize performance
  • Practical experience building and maintaining Alteryx workflows that interact with Snowflake
  • Thorough understanding of Snowflake concepts: warehouses, clustering, time travel, zero-copy cloning, data sharing, streams/tasks, and security features
  • Experience with data governance, data quality, and metadata management
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (Snowflake on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform) and cloud storage integrations
  • Scripting experience (Python, Bash, or similar) for task automation
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a remote or distributed team and align with US banking/regulatory workflows

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Snowflake Developer

Required Location: 100% Remote

Interview Required: Video

A senior (12+ years) Snowflake developer with strong SQL capabilities with hands-on experience in Alteryx. In this role, you will design and implement Snowflake-based data models and pipelines, develop robust transformation logic, and optimize performance. Candidate will design, implement, and maintain Snowflake schemas, tables, views, materialized views, and data sharing, Develop robust ELT/ETL transformations using Snowflake SQL, UDFs, and semi-structured data handling as well as Implement and optimize Snowflake features such as warehouses, clustering, time travel, zero-copy cloning, streams, tasks, and data sharing.

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Job Description: Job Summary Flagstar Bank is seeking a skilled Snowflake Developer who combines strong SQL capabilities with hands-on experience in Alteryx. In this role, you will design and implement Snowflake-based data models and pipelines, develop robust transformation logic, and optimize performance. You will collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to support regulatory, risk, and customer-focused data needs in a banking environment, while ensuring data quality, governance, and security.

Key Responsibilities

Snowflake development and data modeling:

  • Design, implement, and maintain Snowflake schemas, tables, views, materialized views, and data sharing
  • Develop robust ELT/ETL transformations using Snowflake SQL, UDFs, and semi-structured data handling
  • Implement and optimize Snowflake features such as warehouses, clustering, time travel, zero-copy cloning, streams, tasks, and data sharing

Alteryx integration and workflow optimization:

  • Build and maintain Alteryx workflows that connect to Snowflake as a data source/target
  • Optimize Alteryx Designer/Server workflows for performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Collaborate with data engineers to design efficient data pipelines and transformations

Data quality, governance, and security:

  • Implement data quality checks, data lineage, and metadata management
  • Apply RBAC, masking policies, encryption, and network policies as appropriate for banking data
  • Maintain documentation and support regulatory data requirements

Collaboration and delivery:

  • Translate business requirements into technical designs, data mappings, and specs
  • Perform code reviews, contribute to design best practices, and ensure changes meet regulatory and security standards
  • Partner with analytics, BI, and governance teams to fulfill reporting and analytics needs

Testing, deployment, and automation:

  • Write unit/integration tests for SQL and data pipelines; participate in CI/CD for data assets
  • Automate routine maintenance and deployment tasks with Python, SQL, or shell scripting

Incident response and support:

  • Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement durable fixes
  • Create runbooks and knowledge base articles for common scenarios

Documentation:

  • Maintain data dictionaries, lineage, and design documentation for data assets

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
  • 6+ years of Snowflake development experience (designing schemas, pipelines, and transformations)
  • Strong SQL skills with the ability to write complex queries and optimize performance
  • Practical experience building and maintaining Alteryx workflows that interact with Snowflake
  • Thorough understanding of Snowflake concepts: warehouses, clustering, time travel, zero-copy cloning, data sharing, streams/tasks, and security features
  • Experience with data governance, data quality, and metadata management
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (Snowflake on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform) and cloud storage integrations
  • Scripting experience (Python, Bash, or similar) for task automation
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a remote or distributed team and align with US banking/regulatory workflows

Preferred Qualifications

  • SnowPro Core Certification or equivalent
  • Alteryx Designer Core/Advanced Certification; experience with Alteryx Server administration
  • Banking/financial services domain experience and knowledge of regulatory requirements
  • Experience with data lineage tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation) and data governance frameworks
  • Familiarity with orchestration tools (e.g., Apache Airflow) and ETL/ELT best practices
  • Knowledge of BI/analytics tools (Tableau, Power BI) and data visualization needs

Work Environment and Benefits

  • Remote-friendly role based in the United States; occasional travel or on-site attendance may be required for onboarding or team meetings
  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, vision, retirement plans, paid time off, and more)
  • Opportunity to work with a stable, well-established bank that embraces modern data platforms