Step into a role where you’ll directly shape the future of enterprise data engineering. As our Lead Snowflake Administrator, you will be at the forefront of modernizing the bank’s data ecosystem—driving innovation, enhancing resiliency, and enabling the next generation of cloud-native analytics. You’ll serve as a Snowflake SME, partnering with application teams, cloud engineers, and business leaders to build scalable, secure, and high‑performing data platforms.
If you're energized by solving complex technical challenges, influencing architecture, and leading the charge on cloud and database modernization efforts, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact across the organization.
Primary Responsibilities:
Snowflake Platform Leadership
Linux Engineering
Cloud Engineering (Azure Focus)
DevOps & Automation
Project Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Risk, Compliance & Standards
Education & Experience Required
Education & Experience Preferred
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M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $103,000.00 - $171,600.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.
Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve. Founded in 1856 in Buffalo, NY we are now a top 11 full-service US-based commercial bank with a retail footprint across the east coast and wealth services available nationwide and abroad. As a bank, we offer advice, guidance, expertise, and solutions across the entire financial spectrum that combines M&T’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. We are a community-minded organization with more than 167 years of experience. We serve customers, community, and colleagues whether they be across the street, across the state or across the country.
As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year. Our core values drive the work we do – integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, candor and we seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members.
M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.