Senior Database Engineer
About The Position
The Database Engineer will manage and optimize database systems for client data storage infrastructure. The engineer will implement and maintain different data stores, ensure database performance and reliability, and work with data engineers to integrate databases into data pipelines. The engineer will design and implement database schemas and structures, establish database backup and recovery procedures, and optimize database performance through indexing, query optimization, and configuration tuning. The engineer will implement database security controls and access management, monitor database health and resource utilization, and troubleshoot complex database issues. The engineer will manage database version upgrades and patches, implement database high availability and disaster recovery solutions, and automate routine database administration tasks. The engineer will evaluate new database technologies for potential adoption, maintain database documentation, and provide database expertise to development teams. The engineer will develop and enforce database standards and best practices, conduct capacity planning for database growth, and implement database monitoring and alerting systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or 4 years of additional experience)
- 8 years of experience managing and optimizing databases in complex environments
- Demonstrated expertise in database design, performance tuning, backup/recovery, security, and/or integration with data pipelines
- Must meet DoD 8140 requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance
Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize database systems for client data storage infrastructure.
- Implement and maintain different data stores.
- Ensure database performance and reliability.
- Work with data engineers to integrate databases into data pipelines.
- Design and implement database schemas and structures.
- Establish database backup and recovery procedures.
- Optimize database performance through indexing, query optimization, and configuration tuning.
- Implement database security controls and access management.
- Monitor database health and resource utilization.
- Troubleshoot complex database issues.
- Manage database version upgrades and patches.
- Implement database high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
- Automate routine database administration tasks.
- Evaluate new database technologies for potential adoption.
- Maintain database documentation.
- Provide database expertise to development teams.
- Develop and enforce database standards and best practices.
- Conduct capacity planning for database growth.
- Implement database monitoring and alerting systems.
Benefits
- Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
