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Platform Engineer (DevOps / CI/CD / Automation / Observability) DETAILS Location: Remote Position Type: 16M+ Contract Hourly / Salary: to $90W2+ based on experience) JOB SUMMARY Vaco is currently seeking a Platform Engineer (DevOps / CI/CD / Automation / Observability) for a 16M+ Contract that is remote. The Platform Engineer will support a large-scale enterprise cloud data platform initiative focused on provisioning, automating, securing, monitoring, and optimizing Snowflake environments within Azure. The Platform Engineer will lead platform engineering efforts by implementing Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, observability, security integration, and cloud governance while ensuring the Snowflake platform remains scalable, reliable, secure, and cost efficient. The ideal Platform Engineer will possess strong Snowflake platform administration experience combined with Azure cloud engineering, DevOps automation, and enterprise platform operations expertise. This is a cloud platform engineering role focused on automation and operational excellence rather than traditional database administration. Snowflake Platform Administration - Provisioning / Configuring / Administering Enterprise Snowflake Environments Supporting Secure / Scalable / Highly Available Cloud Data Platforms Platform Engineering / Automation - Automating Platform Provisioning / Configuration / Environment Management Using Infrastructure as Code and Enterprise Automation Practices Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) - Developing / Maintaining Terraform Templates Supporting Consistent Infrastructure Deployment / Configuration Management / Platform Standardization Azure Cloud Engineering - Supporting Azure Infrastructure / Networking / Identity / Cloud Services Required for Enterprise Data Platform Operations CI/CD Automation - Designing / Implementing Automated Build / Deployment / Release Pipelines Supporting Snowflake Platform Changes / Infrastructure Deployments / Operational Automation DevOps Engineering - Supporting Modern DevOps Practices Including Source Control / Automated Testing / Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery / Infrastructure Automation Observability / Monitoring - Implementing Enterprise Monitoring / Logging / Alerting / Performance Visibility Supporting Proactive Platform Operations Performance Optimization - Monitoring Platform Performance / Resource Utilization / Query Performance / Operational Health to Improve Reliability and User Experience Cloud Cost Optimization (FinOps) - Monitoring Snowflake Consumption / Compute Utilization / Storage / Cloud Costs While Identifying Optimization Opportunities Security Integration - Supporting Enterprise Identity Management / Authentication / Authorization / Security Controls / Compliance Across the Snowflake Platform Operational Reliability - Supporting Production Platform Stability / Incident Response / Root Cause Analysis / Continuous Platform Improvement Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partnering with Data Engineering / Data Architecture / Security / Infrastructure / DevOps Teams to Deliver Enterprise Platform Capabilities JOB REQUIREMENTS Snowflake Administration - Experience Provisioning / Configuring / Administering Enterprise Snowflake Environments Supporting Secure Cloud Data Platforms Azure Cloud - Experience Supporting Azure Infrastructure, Identity, Networking, and Cloud Services Supporting Enterprise Data Platforms Terraform - Experience Developing Infrastructure as Code Solutions Supporting Automated Cloud Infrastructure Provisioning and Configuration Management Platform Engineering - Experience Supporting Enterprise Cloud Platforms Through Automation, Standardization, Operational Excellence, and Scalable Infrastructure Design DevOps - Experience Implementing Modern DevOps Practices Supporting Infrastructure Automation, Source Control, Build Pipelines, and Release Management CI/CD - Experience Designing and Maintaining Automated CI/CD Pipelines Supporting Platform Deployments a