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Job Summary:
SM Energy Company is seeking a Senior DataOps/Data Platform Administrator to manage and maintain their hybrid data ecosystem. This hands-on role focuses on the stability, performance, and day-to-day operations of both on-premises and cloud-based data tools, ensuring that systems are available, performant, and secure.
Responsibilities:
• Execute regular upgrades, patching, and configuration of VDP servers to ensure environment stability.
• Monitor system uptime and manage environment-specific settings across Dev, QA, and Production.
• Manage caching and resource allocation to maintain optimal query speeds for the business.
• Act as the Tier 3 point of escalation for any data connectivity or performance issues.
• Day-to-day management of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), user provisioning, and security integrations.
• Monitor Snowflake credit usage and Databricks consumption; manage resource monitors and alerting to prevent budget overages.
• Oversee the operational health of cloud services.
• Manage deployments for Astro/Airflow, ensuring environment variables and secrets are correctly configured and updated.
• Monitor dbt Cloud job runs, manage environment configurations, and troubleshoot integration issues between dbt and Snowflake.
• Maintain existing CI/CD pipelines to ensure code moves from development to production without manual intervention.
• Maintain the 'guardrails'—security policies, naming conventions, and deployment standards—that keep the platform organized.
• Keep system documentation, environment diagrams, and administrative procedures up to date.
• Ensure the data engineering team has the necessary permissions and stable environments required to meet their delivery timelines.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5+ years in a Systems Admin, Database Admin (DBA), or DataOps role.
• Practical experience managing on-prem Denodo with a focus on data delivery and performance tuning.
• Strong administrative background in Snowflake (managing warehouses, roles, and usage) and familiarity with Databricks.
• Proficient in dbt Cloud, Fivetran, and Airflow.
• Strong understanding of SQL, Git/DevOps, and basic CI/CD pipeline maintenance.
Company:
SM Energy Company is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil in the United States. Founded in 1986, the company is headquartered in Denver, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.