Cloud Data Engineer Snowflake

We are seeking a skilled and forward-thinking Cloud Data Engineer to play a key role in transforming our data landscape as we migrate from SQL Server to Snowflake on AWS. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable data pipelines that leverage medallion architecture to enable efficient data flow and accessibility across the organisation. This role is critical in supporting the execution of our global data strategy, ensuring that our data systems are optimised for performance and aligned with business objectives.

You will work closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to build robust data solutions, tackling complex challenges and contributing to the implementation of cutting-edge technologies. Your expertise in Snowflake and cloud data engineering will be instrumental in driving operational efficiency, innovation, and a culture of data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

Join us on this exciting journey to redefine how we manage and utilise our data, shaping the foundation for future success. This is your opportunity to be at the heart of a global transformation, delivering impactful solutions that support our vision of becoming a truly data-led enterprise.

Your responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines to ensure seamless and efficient data migration from on-premise SQL Server to Snowflake on AWS, enabling secure, scalable, and reliable data storage that supports advanced analytics and reporting needs.
• Implement and manage data integration processes to unify data from multiple sources within Snowflake, ensuring high data quality, consistency, and accessibility, which drives accurate, timely insights for business users across the organisation.
• Optimise Snowflake performance by enhancing query speeds, data load times, and storage efficiency, ensuring that the data platform remains fast, responsive, and capable of handling high data volumes, which supports the organisation’s operational and analytical requirements.
• Enforce data security and compliance measures by applying best practices in data encryption, access controls, and adherence to relevant regulatory standards, ensuring sensitive information remains protected and compliant throughout the migration and within Snowflake.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and key stakeholders to gather and understand data requirements, aligning Snowflake infrastructure and solutions with business needs and fostering cross-team communication to deliver reliable and actionable data.
• Evaluate and recommend complementary tools and technologies that enhance Snowflake’s capabilities, keeping the data platform adaptable and current with evolving cloud technologies to ensure the organisation maximises the value of its cloud infrastructure.
• Lead migration efforts from on-premise to cloud-based infrastructure, coordinating with the Global Data Engineering Lead to establish timelines and address migration challenges, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal business disruption.

Document and maintain data infrastructure processes and standards within the Snowflake platform to ensure knowledge sharing, consistency, and ease of maintenance, supporting long-term operational stability and team efficiency.

Our requirements

• Extensive Experience with Cloud Data Platforms: The ideal candidate will have significant experience with Snowflake and SQL-based data warehouses, particularly in designing and managing cloud-based data architectures. A deep understanding of ETL processes, data pipeline design, and AWS cloud infrastructure is essential. This expertise should translate into the ability to develop secure, scalable, and efficient data solutions that drive organisational goals.
• Proven Expertise in Data Migration: We are seeking someone with a strong track record in supporting or leading data migrations, especially transitioning from on-premise SQL Server environments to cloud-based platforms like Snowflake. This experience should demonstrate an ability to manage complex migrations while maintaining data integrity and performance.
• Experience with Medallion Architecture: A strong understanding of medallion architecture principles is crucial. The candidate should demonstrate expertise in designing and implementing layered data structures (bronze, silver, gold layers) to ensure data reliability, scalability, and accessibility for analytics and business use cases.
• Data Integration and Optimisation Skills: The candidate should possess robust experience in integrating data from multiple sources into a centralised platform, with a solid grasp of data modelling, transformation, and management principles. The ability to optimise data systems for speed, scalability, and reliability—combined with knowledge of query optimisation and performance enhancement techniques within Snowflake—is a key requirement.
• Strong Understanding of Data Security: Familiarity with best practices for securing cloud-based systems, including encryption, access control, and compliance with regulatory standards, is critical. The candidate will ensure data security is upheld across all workflows and architectures.
• Excellent Communication and Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional communication skills are essential, as the candidate will work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate complex data processes into actionable insights. Collaboration with data architects, governance leads, and analytics teams is vital for success.
• Proactive Problem-Solving and Innovation: The successful candidate will demonstrate a methodical approach to identifying issues, troubleshooting problems, and designing innovative, long-term solutions. They should be able to foresee potential challenges and implement proactive strategies to address them effectively.

Desirable Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred. Certifications in Snowflake, AWS, or similar cloud platforms, as well as experience working in multi-market or global environments, will be highly valued.

What we offer

• Stable employment – ​​89% of people are employed under an employment contract for an indefinite period.
• Safety – we have been on the Polish market for 25 years.
• Friendly work environment – ​​we have received the Top Employer award 11 times in a row.
• Hybrid work – we usually meet in the office twice a week (Dworzec Gdański metro station).
• Extra 3 days of paid leave – if you use all your leave in a given calendar year.
• Private medical care with appointment guarantee service (Medicover).
• Full implementation under the supervision of a mentor, including a package of professional implementation training.
• Access to the development platform, including e-learning training, podcasts and webinars.
• Activities supporting development in the organization, e.g. the "Effective Manager" training series for people holding managerial positions.
• Business telephone (also for private use).
• Access to the ProviBenefity cafeteria platform, which is supplied with a monthly amount to be used, or subsidies for your Multisport card - you choose from 5 types of cards.
• Life insurance (UNUM Życie TUiR S.A.) on preferential terms.
• Christmas benefits and co-financing for the "Holidays under the pear tree" holiday for you and your children.
• Psychological support for employees, including: care of a psychologist (including children's), psychotherapist, dietician, coaching.