diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/infra/utils/snowflake_utils.py b/sdk/python/feast/infra/utils/snowflake_utils.py
index 3513daa878..a467a9de42 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/infra/utils/snowflake_utils.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/infra/utils/snowflake_utils.py
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 import string
 from logging import getLogger
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
-from typing import Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, cast
 
 import pandas as pd
+from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
 from tenacity import (
     retry,
     retry_if_exception_type,
@@ -40,18 +42,17 @@ def execute_snowflake_statement(conn: SnowflakeConnection, query) -> SnowflakeCu
 
 
 def get_snowflake_conn(config, autocommit=True) -> SnowflakeConnection:
-    if config.type == "snowflake.offline":
-        config_header = "connections.feast_offline_store"
+    assert config.type == "snowflake.offline"
+    config_header = "connections.feast_offline_store"
 
     config_dict = dict(config)
 
     # read config file
     config_reader = configparser.ConfigParser()
     config_reader.read([config_dict["config_path"]])
+    kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {}
     if config_reader.has_section(config_header):
         kwargs = dict(config_reader[config_header])
-    else:
-        kwargs = {}
 
     if "schema" in kwargs:
         kwargs["schema_"] = kwargs.pop("schema")
@@ -67,6 +68,13 @@ def get_snowflake_conn(config, autocommit=True) -> SnowflakeConnection:
     else:
         kwargs["schema"] = '"PUBLIC"'
 
+    # https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/python-connector-example.html#using-key-pair-authentication-key-pair-rotation
+    # https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/key-pair-auth.html#configuring-key-pair-authentication
+    if "private_key" in kwargs:
+        kwargs["private_key"] = parse_private_key_path(
+            kwargs["private_key"], kwargs["private_key_passphrase"]
+        )
+
     try:
         conn = snowflake.connector.connect(
             application="feast", autocommit=autocommit, **kwargs
@@ -288,3 +296,21 @@ def chunk_helper(lst: pd.DataFrame, n: int) -> Iterator[Tuple[int, pd.DataFrame]
     """Helper generator to chunk a sequence efficiently with current index like if enumerate was called on sequence."""
     for i in range(0, len(lst), n):
         yield int(i / n), lst[i : i + n]
+
+
+def parse_private_key_path(key_path: str, private_key_passphrase: str) -> bytes:
+
+    with open(key_path, "rb") as key:
+        p_key = serialization.load_pem_private_key(
+            key.read(),
+            password=private_key_passphrase.encode(),
+            backend=default_backend(),
+        )
+
+    pkb = p_key.private_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.DER,
+        format=serialization.PrivateFormat.PKCS8,
+        encryption_algorithm=serialization.NoEncryption(),
+    )
+
+    return pkb