Sr. Database Engineer

The Sr. Database Engineer is responsible for the integration of client data elements into the defined architectural standard for use by various departments throughout the organization. This individual will assist project teams with tasks associated with the Initiation, Planning, Development, Deployment, and Ongoing Support Maintenance phases of our Agile Methodology in accordance with the documentation that is provided defining project scope and deliverables. These activities may include the development of data structures, ETL development, BI report development, and campaign execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop Logic and Physical models based on the defined architecture 

• Data Integration into approved architectures

• Extract Transform Load (ETL) development and testing 

• Submission of ETL solutions for final approval to the Systems Administrator 

• Development of appropriate notification/alert strategies within all ETLs 

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the Data Services Department for multiple clients/projects 

• Develop BI solutions using various tools i.e. Azure Data Factory, SSIS, to meet organizational needs 

• Develop, implement and support customer user-defined stored procedures, functions, and views 

• Maintain data integrity 

• Suggest software, hardware, and process-level improvements to upper management 

• Suggest overall process improvements for existing solutions to upper management 

• Supply proper data documentation for various project phases (as necessary), i.e. Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Data Dictionaries, ETL definitions 

• Advise Systems Administrator on effective backup/replication scheduling. 

• Capacity/scalability planning for expanding data needs 

• Provide 24/7 support for clients/projects serving as the SME (as necessary) 

• Integration of various 3rd data objects, i.e. Acxiom, DataFlux 

• Development and implementation of various Householding strategies as defined by PM on a per-client basis 

• Participate in peer code review 

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned 

• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success 

• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills 

Background/Experience

• Excellent understanding of T-SQL 

• 7+ years Microsoft SQL Server 2016 and above 

• 7+ years IT industry experience; Marketing or Advertising experience a plus 

• Excellent skills with ETL tools like Azure Data Factory and SSIS 

• VB Script, C#, .NET, and Azure Cloud experience a plus 

• MCSA, MSCE, MCDBA Certifications a plus 

• Advanced problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills 

• Team player 

• Good time-management skills 

• Great interpersonal and communication skills