Database Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Looking for a Database Engineer designs, builds, and maintains secure, high-performance database systems (SQL/NoSQL) and data architectures to support organizational data needs. They optimize query performance, manage data pipelines (ETL), ensure data integrity, and implement backup/recovery strategies, working closely with software teams to integrate applications with database systems. 


Core Responsibilities:
Database Design & Modeling: Creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models for relational databases and data warehouses.
Performance Optimization: Monitoring, tuning, and upgrading database systems to improve efficiency and reduce latency.
Security & Integrity: Implementing security protocols, data backups, and disaster recovery procedures.
Database Development: Developing stored procedures, triggers, views, and complex queries (SQL).
System Integration & Maintenance: Integrating new systems with existing infrastructure and patching database software.
Automation: Using scripting and automation tools to streamline manual tasks and CI/CD database pipelines.
Required Skills and Qualification
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and familiarity with NoSQL solutions.
Query Languages: Expert proficiency in SQL.
Technical Knowledge: Proficiency with data modeling, indexing, query tuning, and ETL techniques.
Experience: Experience with cloud database services (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, etc.) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
Soft Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills