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Senior Data Platform Engineer - Snowflake

ALTERED RESOURCING LTD
Manchester, United Kingdom
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£70,400 pa
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Salary

£70,400 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (Last week)

Benefits

25 days holiday (with option to buy/sell) Annual performance-based bonus Private healthcare Enhanced pension and life insurance Flexible working arrangements Wellbeing support and lifestyle benefits Access to discounts and additional perks
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Senior Data Platform Engineer (Snowflake)Locations: Manchester / London / Staines (Hybrid)
Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours)
Salary: £70,400 + 10% Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Overview We’re hiring aSenior Data Platform Engineer to play a key role in designing, building, and operating asecure, scalable enterprise data platform with a strong focus onSnowflake.

This is a senior-level position where you’ll take ownership of platform engineering capabilities- driving automation, governance, and performance optimisation, while enabling data teams to deliver advanced analytics at scale.

You’ll operate with a high level of autonomy, contributing to platform standards, improving reliability, and ensuring cost-effective, compliant data operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and manageSnowflake platform capabilities within an enterprise data environment

  • Automate infrastructure and resource provisioning usingTerraform (IaC)

  • Develop and maintainCI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps)

  • Implementmonitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks

  • Leadcost optimisation initiatives across Snowflake workloads

  • Define and enforcesecurity best practices (RBAC, data masking, identity integration)

  • Establishgovernance and compliance frameworks (audit logging, access reviews)

  • Design and implementdisaster recovery and business continuity strategies

  • Create reusablemodules, templates, and platform standards

  • Produce high-qualitydocumentation, runbooks, and onboarding materials

Required Skills & Experience
  • Strong experience inplatform or cloud engineering within enterprise environments

  • Deep expertise inSnowflake (warehousing, RBAC, data sharing, performance tuning)

  • Hands-on experience withTerraform and Infrastructure as Code

  • Proven experience buildingCI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps)

  • Strong scripting skills (SQL, Python, or Bash)

  • Solid understanding ofSnowflake security features (masking, encryption, identity federation)

  • Experience withmonitoring, query profiling, and usage tracking

  • Demonstrated ability tooptimise performance and manage costs in large-scale environments

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work acrossengineering, data, and compliance teams

  • Proactive approach todocumentation and platform standards

What’s on Offer
  • 25 days holiday (with option to buy/sell)

  • Annual performance-based bonus

  • Private healthcare

  • Enhanced pension and life insurance

  • Flexible working arrangements

  • Wellbeing support and lifestyle benefits

  • Access to discounts and additional perks

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