Senior Database Engineer, Remote-First

Cambium Learning Group; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ExploreK12, part of Cambium Learning Group, is seeking a Senior Database Engineer responsible for supporting and shaping our database ecosystem. You will set database standards, perform production support, upgrades, and disaster recovery planning, and guide engineering teams with best practices for reliability and security.

This role is an individual contributor with significant technical influence, reporting to the Systems Manager and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure scalable,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with engineering and/or administering databases.
• Hands-on experience building and operating performance-critical databases with MySQL/Linux and SQL Server/Windows.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases including normalization, indexing and SQL.
• Knowledge of data security and integrity.
• Knowledge of a high-volume SaaS database environment.
• Exceptional communications skills (verbal, written, diagrammatic).
• Ability to build strong relationships.

Responsibilities

• Replication configuration and management.
• SQL query plan analysis and optimization.
• Backup and restoration management.
• Application query optimization.
• Enhances the effectiveness of database tools and services.
• Enhances the scalability and performance of existing database structures.
• Work with system engineers to maintain backup processes and disaster recovery testing.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and other teams to identify system requirements.
• Monitor system performance and alerts to identify problems.
• Ethical handling of private data.
• Minimize database downtime and maximize reliability.
• Predict capacity requirements.
• Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents.
• Keep up to date with technological developments.

Skills

MySQL

SQL Server

Relational databases

Data security

SaaS databases

Communications

Relationship building

Job description

ExploreK12, part of Cambium Learning Group, is seeking a Senior Database Engineer responsible for supporting and shaping our database ecosystem. You will set database standards, perform production support, upgrades, and disaster recovery planning, and guide engineering teams with best practices for reliability and security.

This role is an individual contributor with significant technical influence, reporting to the Systems Manager and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure scalable,