Lead Data Platform Engineer – Storage & Reliability

Rite-Hite; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match and profit sharing

Paid holidays and vacation time

Job summary

Rite-Hite is seeking a Database Engineer to establish data store strategies and operational standards. This role involves collaboration across teams to optimize performance and ensure reliability of production systems.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience, strong data modeling skills, and familiarity with GCP services. Join Rite-Hite for a rewarding career backed by comprehensive health and well-being benefits and a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in database engineering, DBA, or data platform roles supporting production systems.
• Strong foundations in data modeling, SQL, and performance tuning.
• Experience establishing standards in a growing product environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the data store strategy and operational model.
• Lead troubleshooting of complex performance and capacity issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams on data decisions.

Skills

Database engineering

Data modeling

SQL

Performance tuning

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field

Tools

GCP managed data services

BigQuery

Job description

Rite-Hite is seeking a Database Engineer to establish data store strategies and operational standards. This role involves collaboration across teams to optimize performance and ensure reliability of production systems.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience, strong data modeling skills, and familiarity with GCP services. Join Rite-Hite for a rewarding career backed by comprehensive health and well-being benefits and a supportive workplace culture.