Snowflake Data Engineer

`Experience:10+ years of data engineering experience, with 5+ years in Snowflake Data Cloud.Expertise in SQL optimization and Snowflake performance tuning.Hands-on with Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Snowpark, Zero-Copy Cloning, and Secure Data Sharing.Proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java for Snowpark development.Experience integrating with cloud platforms like AWS.Exposure to ETL/ELT tools (Informatica, Matillion, Fivetran).Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, DevOps practices for data operations.Preferred Certifications:SnowPro Core CertificationKey SkillsSnowflake-native feature design and implementation (Snowpark, Streams, Time Travel, Secure Data Sharing)Data ingestion (Snowpipe, CDC, Kafka, Fivetran)Semi-structured data handling (VARIANT, JSON, Avro, Parquet)Advanced SQL and performance tuningData governance (RBAC, masking, lineage, catalogs)Cloud data platform integrations (AWS S3, Azure ADLS, GCP GCS)BI and analytics tool integrationCost optimization and warehouse orchestration