Senior Database Engineer

ChenMed; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare transformation company based in Miami is seeking a Senior Database Engineer with over 5 years of experience in MySQL and AWS. The ideal candidate will design and manage database systems, optimize performance, and provide technical leadership. Join a dynamic team committed to improving healthcare for seniors, with great compensation and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Career development opportunities

Great work-life balance

Qualifications

• Advanced-level business acuity.
• Expert understanding of backup and recovery concepts.
• Strong analytical skills and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage large-scale database systems.
• Optimize database performance using techniques like indexing.
• Provide technical leadership on database technologies.

Skills

MySQL

Database design

AWS

Data modeling

Performance tuning

Automation

Education

5 years of experience with MySQL

Tools

MSSQL

SSIS

MongoDB

Apache Kafka

Job description

Overview

We’re unique. You should be, too.

We’re changing lives every day. For both our patients and our team members. Are you innovative and entrepreneurial minded? Is your work ethic and ambition off the charts? Do you inspire others with your kindness and joy?

We’re different than most primary care providers. We’re rapidly expanding and we need great people to join our team.

Responsibilities

Senior Database Engineer with 5+ years of experience driving business growth and operational efficiency through the design, implementation, and optimization of complex database systems. Skilled in database technologies, programming languages, and data modeling, Excel at architecting scalable, secure, and high-performing database solutions that meet evolving business needs. With a proven track record of leveraging expertise to drive business value.

• Proficient in designing, implementing, and managing large-scale database systems in Amazon Web Services with MSSQL, MySQL, or other relational database technologies, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

• Proven experience in designing and developing data warehousing solutions using SSIS and SSRS to support business intelligence and reporting needs.

• Proven expertise in optimizing database performance, using techniques such as indexing, caching, table design, query plan analysis and query optimization to improve query execution times and overall system performance.

• Provides architectural/database technical expertise to the team concerning methods, procedures, and standards to be used during design and development phases.

• Strong understanding of database architecture and design principles, including data modeling, normalization, and denormalization.

• Develops and maintains technical documentation and operational procedures for areas of responsibility. Creates and maintains standard operating procedures and knowledge bases.

• Investigates and fixes defects; both pre and post-release.

• Participates in the design of structured and unstructured data.

• Familiar with NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB, Apache Kafka, REDIS, Cassandra, etc…

• Experienced in working with agile methodologies, agile planning tools, CI/CD, and source code management to collaborate with cross-functional teams and deliver high-quality database solutions.

Other responsibilities

Other responsibilities may include :

• Helps develop new database code and improve existing database code.

• Automates operational/maintenance tasks.

• Identifies new and useful new database features; collaborates with the database team and implements them.

• Provides technical leadership to Engineers on efficient use of database technologies and features.

• Takes code ownership of areas like loading data from external systems through SSIS, Procedural Logic, and understanding of core relational concepts.

• Assists in performance tuning and makes optimization recommendations.

• Takes part in code reviews and offers solutions, with a reasonable rationale to problems.

• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.

Qualifications

• Advanced-level business acuity

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of general/core job-related functions, practices, processes, procedures, techniques and methods

• Expert-level MySQL knowledge and understanding

• Advanced understanding of scripting and automation

• Expert understanding of backup and recovery concepts and primary/secondary device replication for both MSSQL and MySQL server

• Expertise in design and development of databases (SQL, MySQL, etc.), tables, distributed views, and stored procedures

• Familiarity with HIPAA data guidelines and requirements for securing PHI data

• Familiarity with MongoDB & Apache Kafka is a plus

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, to include listening, verbal and written skills

• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work under time pressure

• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment and ability to collaborate effectively with client and other technical staff

• Ability and willingness to quickly adjust priorities as business needs shift

• Advanced skill in Microsoft Office Suite products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook; proficient in other systems required for the position

• Ability and willingness to travel locally, regionally and/or nationally up to 10% of the time; flexible to work after-hours and weekends as needed

• Spoken and written fluency in English

• This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment

Education and Experience Criteria

• A minimum of 5 years’ work experience in designing, analyzing and tuning MySQL databases required

• Firsthand experience creating all key database objects – Tables, Views, Triggers, Indices, Stored Procedures, User Defined Functions, Dynamic SQL required

• Experience with VLDBs and Reporting Data Sets, OLTP and OLAP a plus

• Experience with DDL/DML auditing (3rd party or native tools)

We’re ChenMed and we’re transforming healthcare for seniors and changing America’s healthcare for the better. Family-owned and physician-led, our unique approach allows us to improve the health and well-being of the populations we serve. We’re growing rapidly as we seek to rescue more and more seniors from inadequate health care.

ChenMed is changing lives for the people we serve and the people we hire. With great compensation, comprehensive benefits, career development and advancement opportunities and so much more, our employees enjoy great work-life balance and opportunities to grow. Join our team who make a difference in people’s lives every single day.

Current Employee apply HERE (https://careers.chenmed.com/i/us/en/homerevisited)

Current Contingent Worker please see job aid HERE to apply

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