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 a Senior Data Platform Engineer to play a key role in designing, building, and operating a secure, scalable enterprise data platform with a strong focus on Snowflake.

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 manage Snowflake platform capabilities within an enterprise data environment


*Automate infrastructure and resource provisioning using Terraform (IaC)


*Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps)


*Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks


*Lead cost optimisation initiatives across Snowflake workloads


*Define and enforce security best practices (RBAC, data masking, identity integration)


*Establish governance and compliance frameworks (audit logging, access reviews)


*Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies


*Create reusable modules, templates, and platform standards


*Produce high-quality documentation, runbooks, and onboarding materials


Required Skills & Experience*Strong experience in platform or cloud engineering within enterprise environments


*Deep expertise in Snowflake (warehousing, RBAC, data sharing, performance tuning)


*Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code


*Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps)


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


*Solid understanding of Snowflake security features (masking, encryption, identity federation)


*Experience with monitoring, query profiling, and usage tracking


*Demonstrated ability to optimise performance and manage costs in large-scale environments


*Strong communication skills with the ability to work across engineering, data, and compliance teams


*Proactive approach to documentation 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