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OneMain Financial · 1 day ago

Staff (Snowflake DBA)

OneMain Financial is the leader in offering nonprime customers responsible access to credit. They are seeking a Staff Snowflake DBA who will play a critical role in the enterprise platform by managing Snowflake administration, ensuring performance optimization, and leading cross-functional collaboration.

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Responsibilities

Own RBAC and security posture across AWS Snowflake accounts; ensure policy‑driven access aligned to least privilege
Govern schema, warehouse, and database configurations for sustained performance and reliability
Set and enforce Time Travel retention and replication/failover policies across environments
Establish cost intelligence: implement auto‑suspend/scale rules, credit‑usage dashboards, and anomaly alerts; drive ongoing cost/perf optimization
Orchestrate enterprise DR drills for PROD/DR; ensure controlled failover and rapid, verifiable recovery
Instrument and tune query performance; eliminate systemic bottlenecks and publish platform tuning patterns
Right‑size compute and qualify/migrate critical workloads to improved configurations; document measurable cost/performance outcomes
Design and maintain automated, auditable change pipelines (Git‑based workflows, CI/CD, approval gates) for Snowflake releases
Lead quarterly SOX access reviews; enforce RBAC, segregation of duties, and environment isolation (PROD vs. Non‑PROD)
Enforce encryption policies, IP/network controls, and zero‑trust‑aligned guardrails
Partner with application and analytics teams (e.g., Glue, DBT, Databricks, Power BI, Looker) to deliver secure, performant integrations and reliable data products
Engage InfoSec and Audit on controls, evidence, and remediation plans
Lead incident & problem management for connectivity, driver, and upstream/downstream integration issues; deliver durable root‑cause fixes and prevention playbooks
Mentor junior DBA and data engineers through patterns, runbooks, and design reviews
Set platform direction, evangelize best practices, and influence roadmaps across teams; translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for both executives and engineers, building consensus and momentum
Anticipate risks and solve incidents/problems proactively, and institutionalize innovations as standards to unlock performance, resilience, and cost efficiencies
Champion targeted POCs for advanced Snowflake capabilities—including Cortex for AI/semantic layers, ML pipelines, dbt native projects, Snowpark, Container Services, and Native Apps

Qualification

Snowflake architectureSQLPerformance tuningRole-based security modelsSOX complianceScripting PythonScripting ShellETL toolsBI platformsDisaster recovery planningCloud security best practicesProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

Strong expertise in Snowflake architecture, SQL, and performance tuning
Deep understanding of analytical platforms or database concepts and familiarity with industry trends
Familiarity with role-based security models and SOX compliance
Scripting skills (Python, Shell) for automation
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred

8+ years in analytical data platform administration with at least 3 years on Snowflake
Knowledge of ETL tools (DBT, Databricks, DataStage etc..) and BI platforms (Power BI, Looker)
Experience in disaster recovery planning and audit processes
Exposure to cloud security best practices

Benefits

Health and wellbeing options including medical, prescription, dental, vision, hearing, accident, hospital indemnity, and life insurances
Up to 4% matching 401(k)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (10% share discount)
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off (15 days’ vacation per year, plus 2 personal days, prorated based on start date)
Paid sick leave as determined by state or local ordinance, prorated based on start date
Paid holidays (7 days per year, based on start date)
Paid volunteer time (3 days per year, prorated based on start date)

Company

OneMain Financial

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OneMain Financial has been offering responsible and transparent loans for over 100 years.

H1B Sponsorship

OneMain Financial has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.9B
2025-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2024-11-04Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2018-01-04Post Ipo Secondary· $1.4B

Leadership Team

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Doug Shulman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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