Senior Database Engineer

Gravity It Resources - Cleveland, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Cleveland, OH

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Database Engineer role is focused on designing and developing robust and reliable database management systems that meet the organization's needs. This position involves creating logical processes on technical platforms, building user interfaces, and providing expertise in database structure. The role is crucial for ensuring that business operations run smoothly by managing data optimally and securely, while collaborating with cross-functional teams including developers, data analysts, and business analysts.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop database management systems, standards, guidelines, and quality assurance for database deliverables.
• Document and communicate database designs to relevant stakeholders and analyze the impact of the data architecture.
• Code complex programs and develop logical processes on technical platforms.
• Create logical data models and implement standards for data naming and database design.
• Design user interface and business application prototypes.
• Participate in quality assurance by developing and testing database code in client-server environments.
• Adapt business requirements and develop data, database specifications, and table and element attributes for applications.
• Develop an understanding of the organization's data and storage mechanisms.
• Determine appropriateness of data for storage and optimum storage organization.
• Determine how tables relate to each other and how fields interact within the tables for a relational database.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or Information Systems, or at least 7 years of experience in database engineering and administration in lieu of a degree.
• 4-6 years of experience in database engineering and administration.
• Knowledge and experience with database design, implementation, documentation, and management.
• In-depth understanding of database management systems, data structures, and data modeling.
• Experience translating business data needs into technical language.
• Ability to deal with large pools of data, often unstructured, coming from disparate sources.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with coding languages such as SQL, PL/SQL.
• Knowledge and experience in database performance tuning, backup and recovery strategies, and data security practices.

Nice-to-haves

• AWS, Azure, Cloud, or Database Management and Analytics certification.
• Experience with Oracle eBusiness Suite R12.
• Experience with Oracle Database 19c and/or Autonomous Database.