Senior Database Engineer at Summit Recruitment and Search

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust database solutions.
• Capacity planning in line with the infrastructure. Design and Implement DBs that can scale.
• Optimize and tune database performance to ensure efficient data processing and retrieval.
• Develop and maintain ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for data integration and migration.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and security across all database systems.
• Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to define data requirements and develop solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database issues, ensuring minimal downtime and quick resolution.
• Automate database management tasks using automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform and Bash scripting
• Implement backup and recovery strategies to safeguard critical data. Developing, managing and testing back-up and recovery plans
• Monitoring performance and managing parameters to provide fast query responses to front-end users

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in one of the following subject areas: Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Technology or related field preferred
• 4 – 5 years IT operation with strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices
• 4-5 years PostgreSQL Database Administration experience
• 5+ years of experience in database engineering or a similar role.
• Understanding of, and experience with, server-client computing and relational database environments
• Experience with data management and data processing flowcharting techniques
• Knowledge of reporting and query tools and practices
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with database management systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server).
• Strong knowledge of data engineering concepts and ETL processes.
• Extensive experience with Linux operating systems and Bash scripting.