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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Oakland, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Data Validation, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Oracle Databases, Oracle SQL Developer, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, PL-SQL, Data Streaming, Database Optimization, Software Troubleshooting, Sql Tuning
- **Published:** June 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gb3xsz

## About the Role

Strong expertise in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, with a focus on performance tuning

Proven experience in query optimization, including execution plan analysis and indexing strategies

Hands-on experience designing and tuning materialized views (refresh strategies, performance impact, dependencies)

Experience working with large-scale datasets and high-volume data environments

Solid understanding of ETL pipelines and data validation techniques

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex data environments

## Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with deep expertise in SQL performance tuning and Oracle database optimization to join our Reporting Instance (RI) team on a contract basis.

This role will play a critical part in the Self-Managed Hosting (SMH) initiative, working closely with RI and Infrastructure teams to set up new environments, validate end-to-end data flows, and ensure high-performing, scalable data solutions.

This is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on engineer who thrives in solving complex data performance challenges at scale.


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