DATABASE ENGINEER

Foster City, CA, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract Independent
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
$60 - $74/hr
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Skills

  • DBA
  • aws
  • performance tuning
  • sql
  • IAC

Summary

Role Name: Database Engineer 
Location: Foster City, CA 94404
Contract on 1099 or W2 terms
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Design and develop scalable database solutions aligned with business requirements.
  • Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade database software and tooling.
  • Monitor performance and optimize queries, indexes, and schemas.
  • • Implement database security controls and data protection measures.
  • Collaborate with application teams on schema design and SQL optimization.
  • Troubleshoot database incidents across development and production environments.
  • Create architecture documentation, configurations, and operational runbooks.
  • Perform capacity planning and recommend infrastructure improvements.
  • Manage AWS database services including RDS, Aurora, and Redshift.
  • Research and adopt emerging database technologies and best practices
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Strong experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code for database resources.
  • Proven Database Engineer or DBA experience.
  • Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Redshift, or similar platforms.
  • Advanced SQL and query optimization skills.
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling, normalization, and schema design.
  • Hands-on experience with database monitoring and performance tuning.
  • Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
  • Knowledge of database security best practices.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
BONUS
  • AWS networking fundamentals.
  • Terraform Cloud and Infrastructure as Code workflow experience.
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  • Dice Id: RTX1d96e9
  • Position Id: 985
  • Posted 1 day ago

Company Info

About Cognowiz

CognoWiz is an innovative and professional services provider firm with expertise on Analytics solutions. We serve you to make better business decisions. Since our founding by a team of ex-consultants, we have focused solely on Business Intelligence Analytics. Based on our background, we have built the company with an emphasis on process and methodology that enables us to deliver repeatable results of high quality to our clients. Our strong customer partnerships based on collaboration and quality of service have allowed us to grow and serve our customers better.

As a service provider, our team members, both internal and external, are the core of who we are as a company. Our team members have deep knowledge required to understand our clients’ needs and to deliver professionals with the right skills and experience for successful projects.

Our work environment is dynamic and challenging. We are focused on attracting and retaining top talent in the industry through an emphasis on entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and stability.

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