Senior Data Platform Engineer

Empower Pharmacy is a company focused on providing quality pharmaceutical care, and they are seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to lead the performance and governance of their enterprise data platform. The role involves owning the Snowflake infrastructure, driving automation through CI/CD pipelines, and building internal tools to support data engineering and analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Owns and optimizes Empower’s Snowflake environment, including architecture, query performance, and cost management
• Develops and maintains robust CI/CD pipelines (e.g., dbt Cloud, GitHub Actions, Snowflake Tasks) for safe and scalable deployments
• Implements and enforces data governance practices such as RBAC, auditing, and secure access provisioning
• Builds internal tooling and frameworks to support engineering and analytics teams (e.g., dbt macros, testing libraries, metadata cataloging)
• Designs observability solutions including job monitoring, cost dashboards, and performance alerts

Requirements:

• Proficiency in scripting/programming (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and tool development required
• Demonstrated success building internal tooling and scalable development frameworks required
• Deep understanding of data governance, compliance, and access control required
• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure roles required
• Deep expertise in Snowflake, including performance tuning, architecture, and security required
• Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD workflows using dbt Cloud, GitHub Actions, and Snowflake-native tools required
• Exposure to AI/ML data infrastructure and secure access design preferred
• Snowflake SnowPro Core or Advanced Certifications preferred
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional preferred
• dbt Advanced Certification preferred