AWS/SQL Sr. Database Engineer, Plano

Data Analysis Inc.•Plano, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

About UsData Analysis Incorporated (DAI) is the controlling entity of the O’Neil family of businesses. DAI and its subsidiaries operate in diverse industries worldwide, including global equity markets, health care, financial services, digital news, and insurance. Our global footprint allows our teams to be responsive to customer needs in a timely and efficient manner. We are dedicated to using technology and innovation to bring change and growth to our businesses. We believe in a dynamic workplace, creating engaging, informative products and services that help our customers succeed. Integrity is an essential characteristic for our firms and our associates; if this describes you, please apply! SummaryThe Database Engineer, Senior will work closely with the engineering team members to design, develop and enhance Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL database solutions.

Requirements

In-depth SQL knowledge is required, including advanced tuning skills.
Expertise in Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
Experience with clustering and log shipping.
Strong communication skills and the ability to share ideas and work well in small teams.
Possesses excellent problem-solving capabilities.
Independent and self-motivated.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business, or the equivalent is preferred, and five plus years of database development experience is preferred.
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and SSIS is required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of other programming languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

Strong SQL, experience writing, tuning queries based on application requirements, performing debugging on database scripts and programs, and resolving conflicts.
Highly skilled problem-solver and communicator that is fluent in most data manipulation languages.
Design and code a high volume of SQL Queries, stored procedures, and SSIS packages
Actively participate as part of matrixed product development teams providing advice on the design and tuning of database objects, queries, and overall data architecture.
Use of tools and utilities to monitor, load, and unload data, generate, and edit test data
Effectively plan and organize daily work following priorities, ensuring timely completion of projects and user support
Work with the different Technology and business team members to ensure that the associated compute resources are allocated to the databases and to ensure high availability and optimum performance.
Provide trend analysis to the service management team to make informed decisions regarding resource management.
Develops a continually growing knowledge of the Company's internal business practices, processes, and the daily IT operational needs of the users
Provide query and performance expertise in support of code development
Monitor long-running transactions and optimize query executions with index tuning and optimized T-SQL coding technique
Problem escalation to the development team and third parties as appropriate.
Implementation and release of database changes as submitted by the development team
Documenting technical environments and processes as necessary
Participate in the on-call rotation