Senior SQL & NoSQL DB Performance Engineer

TALENT Software Services; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT Software Services in the United States seeks a database professional to monitor and respond to technical database problems, using diagnostic tools and techniques.

You will manage database capacity, create indexes, optimize queries, and support go-lives for web applications, interfacing with vendor support when outages occur.

Proven experience with MS SQL, Postgres, MongoDB, BigQuery and related tools is required.

Qualifications

• Experience with MS SQL 2025 or earlier and other SQL/non-SQL databases.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize issues.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain documentation such as systems requirements, designs, resource inventories, and plans as requested by work unit leadership.
• Develop proposals that consider alternatives and business case gains needed for comprehensive institutional consideration.
• Work effectively across departmental organizations, gaining consensus from stakeholders.
• Consult and act as an information resource and mentor in a supportive role.
• Perform database performance analysis, create indexes, improve queries, analyze DB plans, and create and modify tables and stored procedures.
• Support database activities for go-lives of various web applications.

Skills

MS SQL

Postgres

MongoDB

BigQuery

Complex queries

SSMS

Datagrip

SQL Sentry

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio

Datagrip

SQL Sentry

Job description

TALENT Software Services in the United States seeks a database professional to monitor and respond to technical database problems, using diagnostic tools and techniques.

You will manage database capacity, create indexes, optimize queries, and support go-lives for web applications, interfacing with vendor support when outages occur.

Proven experience with MS SQL, Postgres, MongoDB, BigQuery and related tools is required.