Database Engineer

Emergent Software
Phoenix, AZ, United States
14 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$130,000.0 - $150,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Software as a Service Databases Data Security Data Sharing Database Queries Disaster Recovery Monitoring of Systems Microsoft SQL Server SQL Stored Procedures
+4 more
SQL Databases Datadog Delivery Pipeline Database Migration

Job description

Our client is looking for a Database Engineer to strengthen database engineering capabilities within their architecture team. In this role, you’ll partner closely with software engineers and application teams to review SQL and stored procedure changes, assess performance impacts, refine data modeling and access patterns, and speed up triage of database-related production issues., * Partner with software engineers and application teams to review SQL and stored procedure changes.

  • Assess the potential impact of database changes, including performance, reliability, and downstream application effects.
  • Support database-related incident triage, monitoring alerts, and production issue remediation.
  • Help improve data models, data access patterns, and database governance practices.
  • Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to strengthen database engineering practices across multiple application teams.
  • Contribute to future database initiatives, which may include monitoring improvements, disaster recovery planning, SQL upgrades, database migrations, and SQL release pipeline work.
  • Provide practical guidance to teams working with shared data and application-layer database needs.

Requirements

This position is a direct hire for one of our clients. This is a remote position. Eligible candidates must currently reside in the US and authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship., * Strong SQL skills, including the ability to evaluate SQL syntax, stored procedures, and application-driven database changes.

  • Experience with SQL Server performance considerations, data modeling, data access patterns, and database governance.
  • Familiarity with AWS infrastructure, especially EC2 and RDS.
  • Ability to collaborate closely with software engineers and application teams.
  • Experience supporting production issue triage or troubleshooting database-related incidents.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to explain database impacts, risks, and recommendations clearly.
  • Pragmatic problem-solving approach with strong ownership and team collaboration., * Experience in a SaaS environment.
  • Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog or similar platforms.
  • DBA-related experience, including disaster recovery, database migrations, SQL upgrades, or SQL release pipelines.
  • Experience translating database knowledge from Microsoft environments into AWS-based environments.
  • Interest in AI, especially demonstrated through real projects, implementations, or practical experimentation.

Benefits & conditions

4.84.8 out of 5 stars Phoenix, AZ Remote $130,000 - $150,000 a year - Full-time, At Emergent Staffing, we work hard to find the best people capable of delivering high-quality services to our clients. If you think you’re one of those, please understand that the effort put into this by people like yourself helps us be successful in surrounding you with other top-notch people. Here are the steps of our vetting process for this position:

  • Application (5 minutes)
  • Online Assessment (40-60 minutes)
  • Initial Recruiter Video Interview (45 minutes)
  • Hiring Manager Video Interview (30 minutes)
  • Hiring Manager Video Interview (60 minutes)
  • Hiring Team Video Interview (60 minutes)
  • Job Offer!

Eligible candidates must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, or Wisconsin

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