Job Title: Database Management Specialist, Senior
Location: Remote
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain complex enterprise databases, data lakes, and
data warehouses.
Design complex database architecture, including data modeling, database
schema design, and database security.
Design, develop and implement plans for migrating data.
Support implementation of data-centric, integrated software, hardware, cloud,
and mobile solutions to meet system requirements.
Provide database maintenance and operations recommendations for
implementing complex web applications, data-sharing initiatives, reports, and
dashboards.
Review and provide expert support for database integrations to ensure
operational and security compliance.
Determine usage details and perform supporting tasks for implementing
optimizations and cost-reduction strategies for database infrastructure, batches,
and product deployments.
Collaborate and consult with applications, infrastructure, and system operations
teams to help automate the end-to-end operations of applications and systems in
AWS Cloud.
Develop standards and data scripts to monitor and alert various cloud-based
systems and applications to help ensure Service Level Agreements and other
performance metrics are met.
Design, develop, and support Extract Transform and Load (ETL) processes to
extract data from various sources, transform it to meet the needs of the
organization, and load complex data elements into multiple databases, data
lakes, and data warehouses.
Monitor database performance, troubleshoot errors, and debug.
Perform tasks in implementing complex data strategies, system development
processes, architectural planning, system integration testing, operations, and
implementation.
Administer HBX databases, including monitoring, backup and recovery, and
database security, and optimize the database performance, including identifying
and resolving performance issues and ensuring that the database meets
performance requirements.
Perform tasks ensuring data quality and governance, including creating data
validation rules, data quality checks, and metadata management and
understanding the unique data requirements and challenges of the health
insurance marketplace.
Provide innovative ideas for data extraction, data sharing, and data development
approaches, and support database and application integration efforts.
Provide data-related support for all system testing efforts, including unit testing,
load testing, end-to-end testing, validation testing, and user acceptance testing.
Perform PostgreSQL Server database administration, manage role-based
(RBAC) user and system accounts, patch Management, and maintain Replication
and Disaster Recovery (DR) Environments.
Perform Database migration for PostgreSQL and Mongo DB databases between
various environments, including data centers and cloud environments such as
Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Monitor all production database activity for operational improvements, including
CPU, Disk and memory, and space utilization.
Evaluate and Perform security hardening on PostgreSQL and MongoDB
databases, including configurations related to access control, authorizations,
OS(Linux) Configuration parameters, and file system encryption.
Evaluate Security infractions and overall performance of databases to develop
and implement corrective measures for database issues/problems found during
monitoring.
Analyze performance issues in the application and database tiers.
Perform disaster recovery principles and practices, including planning and testing
backup and restore.
Perform hands-on maintenance activities such as vacuum, and full vacuum, and
Analyze the PostgreSQL Database.
Perform database server maintenance, including upgrades of the PostgreSQL
Database and storage management of PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
Perform Installation and maintenance of MongoDB database for high availability.
Develop SQL queries for optimal performance on PostgreSQL, create and
manage indices and develop No SQL queries on MongoDB and create and
manage indices.
Actively participate in the deployment playbook development, sequencing and
executing batches, and monitoring system health activities.
Work collaboratively with developers and other database team members to
define, build consensus around, and implement enterprise systems and
application architectures to ensure performance, scalability, maintainability,
extensibility, and application integration with external systems.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, data analysts,
and business stakeholders, to ensure that the database environment meets the
needs of the business, and supports the long-term IT strategy.
Adhere to all security, change control, and MHBE Project Management Office
(PMO) policies, processes, and methodologies.
Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime as needed, including
weekends, holidays, and off-hours.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university in
Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related
disciplines.
A minimum of six (6) years of experience designing databases, queries, reports,
and/or providing solutions for large-scale enterprise database requirements.
A minimum of four (4) years of experience in a complex environment building
complex data extractions, queries, or databases utilizing PostgreSQL,
Informatica, and MongoDB.
A minimum of four (4) years of experience with tools such as Bamboo, Jenkins,
Maven, Bitbucket, Jira, GIT, etc.
A minimum of four (4) years of experience in document management systems.
A minimum of four (4) years of experience with supporting applications in a
Cloud infrastructure on AWS (Amazon Web Services) and computing AMI virtual
machines on Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), continuous integration (CI), and
Continuous deployment (CD) processes.
A minimum of four (4) years of experience monitoring production database
activities and batch jobs for operational improvements.
A minimum of two (2) years of experience in large-volume database migration
efforts.
A minimum of four (4) years of experience in PostgreSQL Server database
administration, patch management, maintenance, and/or writing complex SQL
codes, stored procedures, and performing data extractions.
A minimum of four (4) years of hands-on experience with performing database
maintenance activities in production and/or lower environments.
Experience with supporting installation and maintenance of databases for high
availability.
Strong understanding of database architecture and design, including
normalization, indexing, partitioning, and replication.
Experience managing and optimizing large databases, including performance
tuning and capacity planning.
Experience in data modeling, ETL processes, and data warehousing.
Experience in SQL complex queries and batch performance optimizations.
Preferred Qualifications
A minimum of five (5) years of experience as a database expert or equivalent
designing, developing, performing data extractions, developing reports, and/or
supporting federal or state-based marketplace systems or complex health and
human services systems or applications.
A minimum of five (5) years of experience with processing EDI transaction sets
such as 834, 820, 999, etc.
A minimum of four (4) years of experience working with 270/271 Health Care
Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and Response transactions.
A minimum of four (4) years of experience working with complex databases,
systems, and applications hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
A minimum of four (4) years of experience in developing and implementing best
practices, data fixes for database issues, and problems found during
performance tuning of PostgreSQL DB and MongoDB.
Experience with or strong knowledge of disaster recovery principles and
practices, including planning and validating backup and restoring database
backups in production and lower environments.
A minimum of five (5) years of experience with Integrated Eligibility, Affordable
Care Act, or similar large Health and Human Service enterprise level
Applications.
Strong knowledge of Corticon implementations catering to complex business
rules.
Experience optimizing large databases, including performance tuning through
complex SQL queries and capacity planning.
Experience in data modeling, ETL processes, and EDI transaction sets.
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and SQL complex queries
designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale databases, developing
complex reports or data extractions.
Experience with NoSQL database or equivalent, as well as experience in
analytics tools such as Tableau, QlikSense, or Power BI.
Familiarity with the operations of a Health Insurance Exchange (HIX)
marketplace, including knowledge of healthcare policies, benefits packages, plan
design, eligibility, and enrollment processes and understanding the unique data
requirements and challenges of this industry.
Experience working closely with business stakeholders and other data
professionals to establish governance policies and procedures, monitor
compliance, and implement data quality checks and controls.
Experience in developing and maintaining a data dictionary or metadata
repository and data governance program to align with best practices and
regulatory requirements.
Experience working with the Project Management Office (PMO) processes,
policies, and procedures.
Documents to be Provided
Completed Attachment 1 note the required 3 references in section D