Snowflake Platform Engineer Are you passionate about working with snowflake? As a snowflake platform engineer within our data platforms team, you will lead the design, development, and optimization of enterprise-scale Snowflake solutions. This is a hands-on role where you’ll not only build Snowflake capabilities, but also be accountable for their reliability, high availability, transactional integrity, and recovery when outages occur. You’ll collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure seamless integration, performance, and scalability across our data ecosystem. We practice a remote-first working model, leveraging in-person interactions at our head office, in beautiful Vancouver, BC, for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes. Join our innovative team as a snowflake platform engineer. What you’ll do: Engineer, administer, and optimize snowflake for large-scale enterprise use. Implement governance practices including access control, security policies, and data masking. Design and optimize bronze, silver, and gold data quality zones within Snowflake. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Snowflake, integrating automation to streamline development, deployment, and testing. Apply data remediation techniques to detect, resolve, and prevent data quality issues. Automate Snowflake operations (provisioning, monitoring, optimization, cost management). Own platform accountability — ensuring high availability, transactional reliability, and incident recovery. Monitor and forecast platform performance, capacity, and costs. What we are looking for: 5+ years of enterprise experience in Snowflake engineering, administration, and governance. Strong knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, and reporting within Snowflake. Experience designing and managing bronze, silver, and gold data quality zones. Expertise with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployment frameworks for Snowflake. We use Git and Git Actions wherever possible. Practical knowledge of data remediation (error detection, correction, and prevention). Proficiency in data security, RBAC, and governance (access management, data masking, compliance). Familiarity with Azure ecosystem services (ADF, Synapse, Data Lake). Peripheral knowledge of data lineage, cataloging, and metadata management concepts. Why you’ll love it here: Employee discounts on awesome tech from day one. Flexible health benefits and wellness program. TFSA and RRSP programs. 100% matched company pension plan. Training programs to build new and transferable skills. About Best Buy As Canada's destination for the coolest tech, Best Buy offers one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusiveness and belonging and provides employees an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work. We believe in a fair and inclusive hiring process. We encourage you to apply even if you may not meet all the requirements. Join our amazing team — we’re looking for people just like you! #BBYCL Annualized base pay range $113,000.00 - $119,000.00 Starting pay offered will consider skills and experience. Your pay can grow as you build your career with us. Suite 102 - 425 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1L3 Wondering is a great place to start. Let’s talk about what’s possible. Best Buy Canada is one of Canada’s largest and most successful retailers, operating the Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, and Geek Squad brands. We offer consumers a unique shopping experience with the latest technology and entertainment products, plus an expanded assortment of lifestyle products offered online at the right prices. Recognized as a 2023 winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, we received top marks in everyone from our work atmosphere and employee engagement to our phenomenal training and skills development programs. When you’re part of our team, you’ll get amazing discounts and promotional pricing on everything from TVs and refrigerators to luggage and furniture. You’ll get a sneak peek at the newest gadgets before they hit the market! Employment opportunities are available nationwide, including our Canadian Headquarters (CHQ) on the west coast, our two distribution centres, and 150+ retail store locations. We believe we have the unique opportunity to help customers enrich their lives and pursue their passions with the help of technology
