Senior Database Management Specialist

ASSYST • Baltimore, MD

10d • Onsite

About The Position

ASSYST is seeking a skilled Senior Database Management Specialist to support our client in Baltimore, MD Location: Baltimore, MD Job Type: Contract (Corp to Corp/C2C or 1099) Position: Onsite Role Summary We are seeking a Senior Database Management Specialist to design, administer, and optimize large-scale enterprise database environments supporting cloud-based, mission-critical systems. This role focuses on PostgreSQL and MongoDB administration, AWS cloud operations, ETL processes, performance tuning, security, and data governance in a highly regulated environment.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience with enterprise database design and support.
• 4+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL and MongoDB administration.
• 4+ years of experience with AWS cloud environments and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, Git, Jira, etc.).
• Experience with ETL tools (e.g., Informatica), data migrations, and performance tuning.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL query optimization skills.
• Experience supporting production databases and batch processing.
• Experience with Health Insurance Exchange (HIX), ACA, or health and human services systems.
• Knowledge of EDI transactions (834, 820, 999, 270/271).
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and security hardening.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau, Qlik Sense, or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise databases, data lakes, and data warehouses.
• Administer PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases, including backup, recovery, replication, DR, and high availability.
• Monitor and optimize database performance, capacity, and costs in production environments.
• Design, develop, and support ETL processes and large-scale data migrations.
• Support cloud-based database operations on AWS (EC2, AMIs, CI/CD).
• Implement database security, RBAC, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Troubleshoot application and database performance issues.
• Support system testing, deployments, and operational monitoring.
• Collaborate with developers, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver scalable and secure solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed