Senior Database Engineer/Remote

Remote • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
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1 Year
No Travel Required
Remote
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  • Senior Database Engineer

Summary

Job Description- Senior Database Engineer

Location-Remote

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Database Engineer to design, develop, maintain, and optimize database systems that support business-critical applications and data platforms. The role will focus on database performance, reliability, security, scalability, and data integrity.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain relational and/or NoSQL databases.
  • Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and database objects.
  • Monitor database performance, availability, capacity, and health.
  • Perform database tuning, indexing, and performance optimization.
  • Implement backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
  • Ensure data security, integrity, availability, and compliance.
  • Support database migrations, upgrades, patching, and version management.
  • Work closely with Application, Data Engineering, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams.
  • Troubleshoot database issues and participate in production incident resolution.
  • Automate database administration and operational tasks.
  • Establish and maintain database standards, documentation, and best practices.
  • Support high-availability and scalable database architectures.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong hands-on experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or equivalent.
  • Strong SQL development and query optimization skills.
  • Good understanding of database design, normalization, indexing, transactions, and performance tuning.
  • Experience with backup, recovery, replication, and high-availability solutions.
  • Experience with database monitoring and troubleshooting.
  • Strong understanding of Linux/Unix environments and scripting.
  • Experience working with cloud database services such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Good understanding of security, access control, and database best practices.
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  • Dice Id: 10513292
  • Position Id: 73425-12895-1786389810
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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