Snowflake forms the data platform for the most security sensitive customers and they rely on the data platform to secure and protect their most sensitive data assets. It is critical that our customers are able to manage access to their data, audit its usage and ensure its safety. The security infrastructure also enables customers of Snowflake to share data and protect privacy which is a key ingredient of the Data Sharehouse.

• Lead highly impactful initiatives from idea formulation to design and implementation.
• Innovate, design and build highly available, reliable and secured distributed services and solutions within the global Snowflake.
• Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the commitments to our customers regarding security, reliability, availability, and performance.
• Mentor and coach other engineers.

OUR IDEAL PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER - DATABASE SECURITY WILL HAVE:

• 15+ years of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production, with recent experience in building large scale cloud services.
• Deep knowledge and experience with different security areas like identity and access management, cryptography, network security, etc.
• Experience with database systems and database internals, such as query engines and optimizers are a big plus. 
• Strong fundamentals in computer science skills.
• Expert-level development skills in Java or C++.
• Knowledge of industry standard security concepts and protocols like SAML, SCIM, OAuth, RBAC, cryptography is a plus.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science or related degree.
• Ph.D. in the related field is a plus

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.