Sr. Database Engineer (OLTP systems) Only W2

Role: Lead Data Engineer

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 6 months

Responsibilities

• Executes design sessions to gather requirements, review, approve, and communicate design artifacts with stakeholders
• Designing and managing various data models associated with NoSQL DBs (Azure Cosmos, Redis etc.) and Relational DBs (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL etc.)
• Implement data processing solutions for data migration and day-to-day application data management needs using Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks
• Leverage AI tools to automate SDLC activities and help improve efficiency of individuals and teams.
• Ensures database features and capabilities are incorporated into data model designs to optimize performance, security, resiliency and scalability
• Perform problem-solving application issues and production errors, including high level critical production issues that require immediate attention. Participate in an on-call support rotation
• Monitor and perform performance tuning on application DB usage and ETL/Data processing jobs
• Delivering and presenting proofs of concept to of key technology components to project stakeholders and internal technology leaders
• Working with other members of the project team to support delivery of additional project components associated with cloud data platform
• Perform other DBE duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor s and/or Master s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field preferred
• 8+ years of overall software development experience required
• 4+ years of overall hands-on experience working with Azure data technologies like Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Redis, Azure Data factory and Azure Databricks
• Strong knowledge and experience in data modeling and relational/NoSQL database design
• Demonstrated expertise in database performance tuning
• Hands-on development experience with NoSQL DBs (Azure Cosmos DB or similar) and/or event-based streaming (Azure EventHub, etc.) technologies highly desired
• Experience building and scaling distributed, microservices based, highly available systems in cloud env (Azure / AWS)
• Expertise in understanding complex business needs, analyzing, designing, and developing solutions
• Communication and professional skills and the ability to establish relationships across business units
• Experience working in a DevSecOps environment with tools such as Github, Azure Devops, Teamcity, ArgoCD, Azure Data Studio, Datadog, Azure Portal

Pluses:

• Financial technology domain knowledge
• Experience with .NET, MVC, C#, Python
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty or other cloud certifications