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# Database Specialist

- **Company:** Tetra Tech
- **Location:** Madison, WI, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $75,000.0 - $100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Data Validation, Data Governance, Data Security, Relational Databases, Python (Programming Language), Office Suite, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Management of Software Versions, Data Processing, Data Storage Technologies, Backend, Data Management
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7df1e07a3c54eda5

## About the Role

The Database Specialist will support data management, reporting, and quality assurance for research and evaluation projects serving commercial, state, and federal clients. This role designs, maintains, documents, and improves project databases used for survey research, program evaluation, performance measurement, and compliance reporting. Working on interdisciplinary teams, the Database Specialist helps ensure data is secure, organized, accessible, and accurate. Proficiency in Python and SQL is required; strong data governance skills, including validation, analysis, and reporting, are preferred. This position will be based in Madison, Wisconsin., * Bachelor's degree

 * Relational database design, implementation, and maintenance experience
 * Responsible data stewardship
 * Technical problem solving
 * Client service mindset
 * Continuous improvement and process efficiency
 * Clear documentation and communication, * Hybrid office environment (3 days in-office/2 days remote)
 * Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer monitor, computer mouse, calculator, and computer printer
 * Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations

## Description

* Design, build, and maintain relational databases tailored to project needs
 * Implement policies for data storage and security
 * Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and provide technical support to align database information with project needs
 * Review and improve existing data workflows and processes to enhance accuracy and operational efficiency
 * Conduct data intake, cleaning, validation, transformation, and integration processes from multiple sources
 * Write, test, optimize, and document SQL queries, stored procedures, scripts, and data extracts to support analysis and reporting
 * Implement data validation to identify missing, inconsistent, duplicate, or out-of-range data and coordinate resolution with project teams
 * Support secure data transfer, access control, backup, retention, and versioning practices consistent with project requirements and internal data policies
 * Prepare recurring and ad hoc datasets, reports, extracts, and data summaries
 * Troubleshoot database issues, improve workflow efficiency, and recommend process improvements that strengthen data reliability and reduce manual effort
 * Develop backend processes for independent data filtering, aggregation, and reporting by team members


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