Sr. Database Developer

BrainWorks; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

No sponsorship available

Hybrid role

Job summary

BrainWorks invites a Sr. Application Database Developer to design, develop, optimize, and maintain database objects that support critical applications.

You will bridge application development and database administration, ensuring performant, scalable data layers aligned with business needs. The ideal candidate has Oracle and SQL proficiency, 7+ years in IT as an Application Database Developer, and exposure to AWS RDS and Azure.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 7+ years of IT experience as an Application Database Developer.
• Strong understanding of relational databases and problem-solving.
• Experience with cloud-based databases like AWS RDS and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
• Collaborate with application developers, DBAs, and stakeholders to deliver reliable DB solutions.
• Performance-tune database objects and analyze slow queries using execution plans.
• Enforce secure coding practices, maintain documentation, and participate in code reviews.
• Mentor junior developers and coordinate with on/offshore support teams.

Skills

Oracle

SQL

Education

BS degree

Tools

AWS RDS

Azure

Job description

Our Fortune 500 client is seeking an Sr. Application Database Developer to help in designing, developing, optimizing, and maintaining database objects that directly support application functionality. This role acts as a link between application development and database administration, ensuring that data intensive components are performant, scalable, and aligned with business requirements. Qualified candidates show have proficiency with Oracle and SQL.

This is a direct hire role that will be in office in Charlotte, North Carolina or Corning, New York.

• Relocation assistance is available
• Sorry, no sponsorship is available
• Excellent compensation and benefits including bonus and LTIs, hybrid role

What you will be doing:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize stored procedures, functions, triggers, packages, etc.
• Work closely with application developers, DBAs, and business stakeholders.
• Deliver high-quality database solutions that enhance application performance, enable efficient data access and support enterprise-wide reliability.
• Perform Database objects performance review as per customer needs.
• Use database expertise and leadership experience to identify and drive improvement efforts related to our database portfolio.
• Perform problem resolution for complex issues including root cause analysis, and outlining resolution options
• Analyze slow-running queries and identify bottleneck using execution plans.
• Recommend and implement indexing strategies; perform root cause analysis on data-related performance issues.
• Promote Oracle and SQL development standards and enforce secure coding practices; maintain documentation for database schemas, business logic, and workflows; participate in code reviews and mentor of others application developers as needed.
• Work with the third-party support team (on-shore and off-shore) and application support teams to educate and guide them for steady-state supporting database development related technologies.

What you bring to the table:

• BS degree in Computer Science or other relevant discipline.
• 7+ years working in IT as Application Database Developer
• Solid understanding of relational database concepts; strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Exposure to cloud-based databases like AWS RDS, Azure.
• Experience with Linux and Windows OS.
• Effective leadership, organization, and planning skills, with ability to handle changing priorities.
• Excellent communications, interpersonal and influencing skills.