Senior Database Developer (Remote)

KBR - Cambridge, MA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Cambridge, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Database Developer will play a crucial role in developing applications for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), focusing on complex database stored procedures and functions. This position involves optimizing the handling of large and diverse aviation safety-related data, presenting technical challenges in data analytics and application scaling. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, demonstrating strong teamwork and communication skills while taking ownership of their assignments to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Participates in client/project meeting(s) for highly complex project definition, needs assessment and design review.
• Evaluates the needs and requirements of the users and provides technical expertise in the development of technical, structural, and organizational specifications.
• Designs, develops, and integrates highly complex database systems for internal and external users/clients.
• Develops complex programs and derives logical processes on technical platforms.
• Performs complex analyses and reviews applications being released into production.
• Develops and oversees the implementation of test application code in client server environments to ensure that software conforms to build management practices.
• Collaborate with the application development team and the release management team to support application deployment.
• Collaborate with other members of database team to meet project goals and deliver quality solutions, often working on several tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Collaborate with the release management team to automate database deployments.
• Troubleshoot production issues, work with help desk and development teams to debug and provide solutions.
• Incorporate and/or migrate data from various and diverse external data sources to be used by the system.
• Design, develop and manage data interfaces with other database systems according to project requirements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience of working with relational databases; 5+ years with Microsoft SQL Server.
• 5+ years of experience maintaining large mission critical enterprise databases.
• 5+ years of experience of working with SQL; 5+ years of T-SQL developing Stored procedures, Views, Triggers, UDF (User defined Functions), constraints, etc.
• Experience with database optimization using profilers, query analyzers and query plans.
• Experience with ETL tools and technologies, especially SSIS.
• Experience of working in a .NET environment using Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Git.
• Experience using application life cycle management tools such as Jira.
• Experience developing applications for the cloud.
• Ability to analyze large enterprise database environments and recommend emerging technologies to optimize operations.
• Good team player with excellent communication and time management skills.
• Experience with Agile software development methodology.
• Ability to work independently and proactively.

Nice-to-haves

• Microsoft Certifications would be nice to have.