Sr. Database Engineer Adaptive Solutions Group is a premier provider of information technology personnel. We provide a variety of technical professionals available for contract, contract-to-hire, or direct placement positions to companies throughout the Midwest. We are currently looking for a Sr. Database Engineer to join our team.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, implement, maintain, document, and support production and non-production databases and data dictionaries.
- Ensure database solutions comply with application requirements and organizational standards.
- Monitor daily database operations, including performance, capacity, security, patching, and overall system health.
- Analyze database performance and implement tuning strategies to optimize efficiency and reliability.
- Gather requirements, conduct research, and evaluate technology solutions to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and maintain SQL, PL/SQL, and PostgreSQL database code.
- Implement and support database backup and recovery processes.
- Create and maintain automation and administration scripts using UNIX shell scripting.
- Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders to deliver high-quality database solutions.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and provide guidance on complex database initiatives.
- Participate in on-call support rotations and assist with after-hours maintenance and application releases as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of Oracle database development and/or administration experience in a production environment.
- Strong experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
- Expertise in SQL tuning, query optimization, and performance troubleshooting.
- Experience developing and supporting SQL, PL/SQL, and PostgreSQL database solutions.
- Experience implementing and maintaining backup and recovery strategies, including Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN).
- Knowledge of database monitoring, performance tuning, storage management, and security administration.
- Experience creating and maintaining UNIX shell scripts.
- Familiarity with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Willingness to learn new technologies, platforms, and applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Oracle ASM.
- Exposure to NoSQL databases, including DynamoDB.
- Experience working with vector database technologies.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Experience supporting highly available and mission-critical database environments.
Compensation and Benefits
- medical
- dental
- STD/LTD
- life insurance coverage
- 401(k)
- paid vacation
- holidays
Adaptive Solutions Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, STD/LTD, life insurance coverage, 401(k), paid vacation, and holidays.
Adaptive Solutions Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.