Snowflake & Data Platform Operations Engineer

LendingTree • Charlotte, NC

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

LendingTree is seeking a Snowflake & Data Platform Operations Engineer to join our Platform Operations team. You will automate, scale, and support our cloud-based data ecosystem (Snowflake, AWS/Azure). This is a hands-on role focused on eliminating operational toil through CI/CD, robust monitoring, and automation-first engineering.

Requirements

• Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with Snowflake administration and database performance tuning.
• Cloud & DevOps: Proficiency in AWS or Azure and building CI/CD pipelines for data platforms.
• Data Flow: Experience supporting Kafka (streaming) and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Technical Skills: Strong scripting skills (Python, SQL, or Bash) and familiarity with Git-based workflows.
• Troubleshooting: Proven ability to diagnose complex issues across distributed cloud systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Experience with event-driven or serverless architectures.
• Knowledge of cloud cost optimization and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Snowflake Administration: Manage environments, security policies (RBAC), and performance tuning; optimize cost and query efficiency.
• Platform Automation: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for database deployments using GitLab and tools like Liquibase or Red Gate.
• Cloud Integration: Support integrations between Snowflake and AWS/Azure services, including object storage, messaging, and serverless functions (Lambda/Azure Functions).
• Pipeline & Streaming Ops: Maintain batch and streaming (Confluent Kafka) architectures; troubleshoot ETL/ELT failures and ensure data observability.
• Security & Reliability: Implement logging, auditing, and IAM controls; participate in incident response and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Collaboration: Partner with Data Engineering and Stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed