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Ideally, you have worked in a 24x7 environment, handled technical case escalations and incident management, worked in technical support for an RDBMS, been on-call during weekends, and are familiar with database release management.
AS A SENIOR CLOUD SUPPORT ENGINEER AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:- Drive technical solutions to complex problems providing in-depth analysis and guidance to Snowflake customers and partners using the following methods of communication: email, web, and phone
- Adhere to response and resolution SLAs and escalation processes to ensure fast resolution of customer issues that exceed expectations
- Demonstrate good problem-solving skills and be process-oriented
- Utilize the Snowflake environment, connectors, 3rd party partner software, and tools to investigate issues
- Document known solutions to the internal and external knowledge base
- Report well-documented bugs and feature requests arising from customer-submitted requests
- Partner with engineering teams in prioritizing and resolving customer requests
- Participate in a variety of Support initiatives
- Provide support coverage during holidays and weekends based on business needs
OUR IDEAL SENIOR CLOUD SUPPORT ENGINEER WILL HAVE:- Bachelor’s. or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline.
- 5+ years experience in a Technical Support environment or a similar technical function in a customer-facing role
- Solid knowledge of at least one major RDBMS
- In-depth understanding of SQL data types, aggregations, and advanced functions including analytical/window functions
- A deep understanding of resource locks and experience with managing concurrent transactions
- Proven experience with query lifecycle, profiles, and execution/explain plans
- Expertise in managing schedules of jobs and tasks for maximum throughput
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and tune query performance and provide detailed recommendations for performance improvement
- Advanced skills in interpreting SQL queries and execution workflow logic
- Proven ability with rewriting joins for optimization while maintaining logical consistency
- In-depth knowledge of various caching mechanisms and ability to take advantage of caching strategies to enhance performance
- Ability to interpret systems performance metrics (CPU, I/O, RAM, Network stats)
- Proficiency with JSON, XML, and other semi-structured data formats
- Proficient in database patch and release management
NICE TO HAVES:- Knowledge of distributed computing principles and frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark)
- Scripting/coding experience in any programming language
- Database migration and ETL experience
- Ability to monitor and optimize cloud spending using cost management tools and strategies.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:- Participate in pager duty rotations during nights, weekends, and holidays
- Ability to work the 4th/night shift which typically starts from 10 pm IST
- Applicants should be flexible with schedule changes to meet business needs