Senior Database Engineer — Remote/Hybrid Data Architect

Surescripts, LLC; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Surescripts, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable database platforms (relational and NoSQL) with a focus on automation and CI/CD. You will model data, write SQL, and ensure compliance and observability across environments while collaborating with agile teams to deliver resilient solutions.

The role requires 5+ years in large, available database environments, hands-on experience with AlloyDB and PostgreSQL-compatible engines, and cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in computer science, information systems or computer engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of relational database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
• 5+ years of experience with developing, deploying, tuning, and supporting large, highly available database environments.
• 3+ years of experience with database platforms including AlloyDB or other PostgreSQL-compatible engines, Cassandra, and BigQuery/BigTable.
• 3+ years of experience with SQL and database programming (pgSQL, CQL, PL/SQL).
• 3+ years of experience with automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, Flyway.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience operating databases in a public cloud.

Responsibilities

• Work in an agile development process to develop and implement requirements to ensure database design and performance meet business requirements.
• Own the datastore end-to-end, designing schemas, indexes, partitions, and storage layouts and tuning query performance, connection pooling, replication, and backups to ensure efficient and reliable data access.
• Design, provision, and operate cloud native databases to meet availability, performance, and scalability objectives for high-volume business critical workloads.
• Manage databases using infrastructure-as-code to ensure consistent, repeatable and version-controlled provisioning and configuration across all environments.
• Own the automated schema management pipeline, including designing and implementing policy-as-code best practices to ensure the safety of changes.
• Design and implement redundant, highly available database architectures with automated failover and disaster recovery to ensure data protection, integrity, and business continuity.
• Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of business needs.

Skills

AlloyDB

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

BigQuery

BigTable

SQL

Automation tooling

Cloud databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/CE

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Flyway

Job description

Surescripts, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable database platforms (relational and NoSQL) with a focus on automation and CI/CD. You will model data, write SQL, and ensure compliance and observability across environments while collaborating with agile teams to deliver resilient solutions.

The role requires 5+ years in large, available database environments, hands-on experience with AlloyDB and PostgreSQL-compatible engines, and cloud