Employment in this role is conditional upon successful execution of the contract by the client.

The Work

The Systems Analyst III is responsible for analyzing business objectives and problems, identifying alternative technical solutions, and conducting studies and cost/benefit analysis to recommend optimal approaches. This role evaluates user requirements, operational procedures, and process issues to automate workflows or enhance existing computer systems

This position aligns with Cayuse’s core values of Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity by fostering technical solutions that meet customer needs, promoting teamwork, and prioritizing quality in deliverables.

• Analyze business objectives, processes, and problems to identify opportunities for system automation and process improvement.
• Conduct cost/benefit analyses of alternative technical solutions, recommending approaches that balance functionality, risk, cost, and schedule.
• Engage with users and stakeholders to gather and document detailed requirements, including data input structures, data transformation rules, and reporting and dashboard needs.
• Write comprehensive functional and technical specifications describing user needs, system behavior, and required steps for system development or modification.
• Review existing system capabilities, configurations, and limitations to evaluate the feasibility and impact of proposed changes.
• Administer and optimize the Snowflake platform, including account configuration, warehouse management, database and schema design support, and resource monitoring.
• Design and implement role-based access control (RBAC) in Snowflake, ensuring alignment with enterprise data governance and identity and access management (IAM) policies.
• Configure and maintain SSO integrations (e.g., Okta, SailPoint) to provide secure, seamless access to Snowflake and related tools.
• Enable and manage Snowflake Cortex AI features, including AI functions, governance configurations, monitoring, and usage optimization.
• Design, manage, and maintain Snowflake roles, privileges, and user provisioning processes that align with enterprise IAM workflows and compliance requirements.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot data pipelines and transformations using DBT, ensuring data quality, reliability, and performance.
• Integrate Snowflake with Openflow (or similar workflow orchestration tools) to automate end-to-end data workflows and operational processes.
• Monitor and optimize warehouse performance, query execution, and resource consumption to ensure cost-efficient operations.
• Implement, maintain, and monitor security controls in Snowflake, including data encryption, masking, auditing, and access logging.
• Develop automation scripts and tooling to streamline provisioning, monitoring, maintenance, and operational tasks in the Snowflake environment.
• Collaborate closely with data engineers, data analysts, and AI teams to support data and analytics use cases, troubleshoot issues, and enable new capabilities.
• Support incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives related to the data platform.
• Contribute to standards, best practices, and documentation for Snowflake administration, data governance, and platform operations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Here’s What You Need

The qualifications and skills listed below are intended to provide a general overview of the requirements for this position. However, due to the anticipated nature of the contract and the absence of a finalized task order from the client, this list should not be considered all-encompassing. Additional qualifications, certifications, skills, or experience specific to the client’s requirements may be identified and requested upon award of the task order. Candidates should demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to adapt to evolving responsibilities as outlined by the client.

• 8+ years of strong, hands-on experience administering the Snowflake platform in a DBA/Admin role.
• 8+ years of experience implementing RBAC and data access governance within Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms.
• 8+ years of experience with SSO integration (e.g., Okta, SailPoint) for enterprise data platforms.
• 8+ years of experience enabling and supporting Snowflake AI (Cortex) capabilities, including AI functions, governance, and monitoring.
• 8+ years of experience designing and managing Snowflake roles, privileges, and user provisioning aligned with enterprise IAM processes.
• 8+ years of experience building and supporting data pipelines and transformations using DBT.
• 8+ years of experience integrating Snowflake with Openflow or similar orchestration tools for workflow automation.
• 8+ years of experience monitoring and optimizing Snowflake warehouse performance, cost, and query execution.
• 8+ years of experience implementing data security controls such as encryption, data masking, and audit monitoring in Snowflake or similar platforms.
• 8+ years of experience developing automation scripts (e.g., Python, SQL, shell, or similar) for provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance of data platforms.
• 8+ years of experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (data engineers, analysts, AI/ML practitioners) to support data and analytics use cases.
• Must be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.

Minimum Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and articulate manner.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.  
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with high-level attention to detail.
• Proven ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast past environment with changing priorities; adaptable to change and a quick learner.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work well independently as well as on a multi-functional team.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Proficient in MS Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Desired Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience with DevOps / CI/CD pipelines for data platforms (e.g., using Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar).
• 3+ years of experience integrating Openflow or other workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect, Dagster) with Snowflake.
• 3+ years of familiarity with public sector or healthcare compliance environments (e.g., HIPAA, FedRAMP, CJIS, or state regulatory frameworks).

Our Commitment to you / overview of benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance; Wellness Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
• Paid Time Off

Reports to: Program Manager

Working Conditions

• Professional office environment with the ability to work on-site at the clients facility.
• Must be physically and mentally able to perform duties extended periods of time.
• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed to meet the demands of this position.
• Must be able to establish a productive and professional workspace.
• Must be able to sit for long periods of time looking at computer screen.

• May be asked to work a flexible schedule which may include holidays.
• May be asked to travel for business or professional development purposes.
• May be asked to work hours outside of normal business hours.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Cayuse is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with any applicable federal, state, or local law.