About the job
Please note: This position ideally operates on a hybrid schedule in Charlotte, NC (Tuesday-Thursday in-office). Preference will be given to candidates currently residing in Charlotte, NC, or those willing to relocate.
About the Role
LendingTree is excited to welcome a Snowflake & Data Platform Operations Engineer to our dynamic Platform Operations team. In this hands-on role, you will play a critical part in automating, scaling, and supporting our cloud-based data ecosystem utilizing Snowflake, as well as AWS and Azure services. Your focus will be on reducing operational overhead through Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), implementing robust monitoring solutions, and employing an automation-first engineering approach.
Key Responsibilities
- Snowflake Administration: Oversee environments, manage security policies (RBAC), and conduct performance tuning to optimize costs and query efficiency.
- Platform Automation: Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for database deployments using GitLab along with tools such as Liquibase or Red Gate.
- Cloud Integration: Facilitate integrations between Snowflake and AWS/Azure services, including object storage, messaging, and serverless functions (Lambda/Azure Functions).
- Pipeline & Streaming Operations: Sustain batch and streaming architectures (Confluent Kafka), troubleshoot ETL/ELT failures, and ensure data observability.
- Security & Reliability: Implement logging, auditing, and IAM controls; engage in incident response and root cause analysis (RCA).
- Collaboration: Work closely with Data Engineering and stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

