Lead Analyst, Data Platform Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage United Rentals’ Snowflake Discovery accounts, overseeing users, roles, warehouses, RBAC/RLS/CLS, security policies, and configurations.

• Track platform health, performance, and costs; optimize workloads to align with business SLAs.

• Conduct audits and resolve security vulnerabilities.

• Ensure availability between Snowflake accounts and partner cloud or on-premises platforms.

• Activate, assess, and test Snowflake Private Preview features, providing recommendations for adoption.

• Design, construct, and sustain data pipelines utilizing CDC/mirror replication, APIs, custom scripts, batch processing, and file-based loads.

• Create and uphold transformation workflows across Foundation, Processed, and Curated data warehouse layers.

• Monitor the performance of pipelines and jobs, troubleshoot failures, and address data quality or timeliness issues.

• Collaborate with source system owners and corporate teams to integrate data sources and establish ingestion standards.

• Document pipeline architecture, dependencies, and data lineage.

• Assist in the enablement, testing, and deployment of AI applications and copilots such as Claude, ChatGPT/Copilot, and Snowflake Cortex Agents.

• Configure and supervise AI agents, including MCP server-based agent-to-agent integrations.

• Collaborate on ontology and knowledge graph context-layer initiatives.

• Build and maintain curated datasets, business data models, and Semantic Views for dashboards, agents, and AI/BI layers.

• Work with BI and analytics teams utilizing Sigma and Tableau.

• Verify data accuracy and readiness for production prior to release.

• Act as a key resource for Snowflake capabilities, feature implementation, and platform best practices.

• Document platform architecture, runbooks, and instructional guides.

• Educate team members and business users on relevant tools and functionalities.

• Convert business requests into priorities, balancing short- and long-term needs, appropriately addressing or escalating issues, and promoting continuous improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.

• Master’s Degree is preferred.

• Over 5 years of experience in database/platform administration, data engineering, or business intelligence.

• Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience managing Snowflake or a comparable cloud data platform in a production setting.

• More than 1 year of experience leading complex projects or initiatives.

• Practical experience with a multi-account Snowflake architecture.

• Proficient in SQL programming.

• Experience with data ingestion and ETL/ELT tools such as Fivetran/HVR, Matillion, dbt, Coalesce, and Postman.

• Familiarity with AI/LLM enablement and tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Snowflake Cortex Code.

• Experience with BI and visualization tools like Tableau or Sigma is advantageous.

• Understanding of agentic architectures, including MCP servers and agent-to-agent communication, is a plus.

• Snowflake certification (SnowPro Core or Advanced) is highly desirable.

• Familiar with agile development methodologies.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, focused on practical problem-solving within constraints.

• Excellent technical documentation capabilities.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with IT and business leaders.

• Ability to work collaboratively and across different functions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave.

• United Compassion Fund.

• Employee Discount Program.

• Opportunities for Career Development and Promotion.

• Additional Vacation Buy Up Program (US Only).

• Early Wage Access through Payactiv (US Hourly Only).

• Paid Sick Leave.

• Inclusive and welcoming work culture.

• Comprehensive health and financial plans.

• Extensive U.S. benefit offerings.

• Benefits available in Canada.