Job Description:
Senior Data Platform Engineer - Snowflake
Primary location: Salford (M50 3SP) or Staines (TW18 3DZ) or London (EC2R 7HJ)
Flexible / Hybrid working options.
Permanent
Salary Negotiable depending on experience & location
10% Bonus+ fantastic benefits
Full time 37.5 hours
We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.
We make health happen
At Bupa, we're passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.
Right from the start you'll become part of our digital & data strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.
We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to contribute/lead the development of secure, scalable, and automated Snowflake services and capabilities within our enterprise data platform. You'll work with high autonomy to deliver robust infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and governance frameworks that empower data teams to drive advanced analytics.
In this senior role, you'll shape platform standards, and ensure Snowflake is operated in a reliable, cost-effective, and compliant manner. Your work will directly support data-driven innovation in a healthcare and insurance environment, improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
How you'll help us make health happen:
Automate Snowflake resource provisioning and lifecycle management using Terraform.
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
Build monitoring and alerting frameworks using Snowflake-native tools.
Lead cost optimisation efforts to ensure efficient resource usage.
Implement robust security controls including RBAC, data masking, and identity integration.
Develop automated testing and validation for platform changes.
Establish governance and compliance controls (e.g., audit logging, access reviews).
Design disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
Create reusable templates and modules for consistent platform provisioning.
Maintain clear, high-quality documentation and onboarding materials.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
Significant experience in platform or cloud engineering, with a strong focus on Snowflake in enterprise environments.
Deep expertise in Snowflake, including warehouse management, RBAC, data sharing, and performance tuning.
Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code for managing Snowflake and cloud resources.
Proficiency in designing and automating CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
Strong scripting skills in SQL, Python, or Bash for automation and tooling.
Solid understanding of Snowflake security features such as data masking, encryption, identity federation, and network policies.
Familiarity with observability practices, including query profiling, usage tracking, and integration with monitoring tools.
Demonstrated ability to optimise performance and manage costs in large-scale Snowflake environments.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working across engineering, data, and compliance teams.
A proactive approach to documentation, including technical standards, runbooks, and platform guides.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
ITLocations:
Angel Court, London, Bupa Place, Staines - Willow House
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challeging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.
We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.
You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.
Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.
Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.
In September 2021 we welcomed our first cohort of IT Graduates into our Salford Quays and Staines office. We recently caught up with Gemma to find out more about what she’s been up to and how she’s settling in.
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