Senior Database Engineer

About This Role

This position is responsible for the research, planning, design, development, maintenance, and optimization of corporate database systems. The Database Engineer will monitor database and related system health, enhance performance, troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, and automate routine and advanced operational tasks. This role also includes designing and deploying new database solutions, managing changes to existing systems, and ensuring high levels of availability, security, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python, PowerShell, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Design and implement processes that support operational activities for the database engineering team.
• Define, create, and maintain database documentation and metrics related to configuration, performance, and support.
• Diagnose and resolve highly complex database issues; participate in the team’s on‑call rotation.
• Research, evaluate, and implement new database technologies; plan and execute database software upgrades.
• Architect and implement automation for routine DBA tasks to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Collaborate with application development teams to optimize complex SQL statements and provide specialized database expertise and training.
• Maintain and tune database systems to ensure high performance, availability, and operational excellence

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
• 5 years of experience in Database Administration or Database Engineering
• 5+ years with SQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, DB2, Google BigQuery
• 5+ years with SQL DDL/DML, performance tuning, query optimization, backup and recovery strategies
• 5+ years with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines
• 5+ years with Python, PowerShell

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or foreign equivalent.
• 5 years of experience in Database Administration or Database Engineering.

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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