Title: Database Engineer
Location: Plano, TX (Onsite)
Type: Contract
Description:
- We are seeking an experienced Database Engineer to design, maintain, optimize, and support enterprise-scale database environments.
- The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in database administration, performance tuning, Azure cloud technologies, and database modernization initiatives.
- This role is responsible for ensuring database availability, reliability, scalability, and security while supporting critical business applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer, maintain, and support large-scale production database environments.
- Monitor database health, performance, availability, and capacity.
- Perform database performance analysis, troubleshooting, and fine tuning to optimize system efficiency.
- Design and implement database solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
- Develop and maintain backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies.
- Support database deployments, upgrades, patching, and system maintenance activities.
- Collaborate with application development teams to optimize database design and SQL queries.
- Implement and enforce database security, access controls, and compliance requirements.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and database standards.
- Participate in on-call support and incident resolution activities as needed.
- Support cloud database platforms and assist with database modernization initiatives.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience supporting large-scale enterprise database environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with relational database platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure Managed Instance, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and database technologies.
- Proven expertise in database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks.
- Strong understanding of database backup, recovery, replication, and high-availability solutions.
- Experience with database monitoring and performance management tools.
- Knowledge of database security best practices and data governance.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Database migration experience (on-premises to Azure Cloud or cloud-to-cloud migrations) is highly preferred.
- Experience with Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) and database modernization projects.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or ARM templates.
- Knowledge of automation and scripting using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- Experience supporting mission-critical, high-volume transactional database environments.
- Microsoft Azure certifications or database-related certifications are a plus.
Technical Skills:
Required:
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure Managed Instance
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Performance Tuning & Optimization
- Query Optimization
- Index Management
- Backup & Recovery
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery
- Database Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Preferred:
- Database Migration Projects
- Azure Database Migration Service (DMS)
- PowerShell/Python Automation
- PostgreSQL or Oracle
- CI/CD and DevOps Practices
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep)
Success Factors:
- Ability to support and manage large-scale database environments with minimal downtime.
- Strong focus on performance optimization and operational excellence.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Commitment to continuous improvement, automation, and cloud adoption strategies.
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