Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions — from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers.
 

Job Summary

The Senior Database Engineer’s role is to assist in designing and implementing databases and integration with applications across the organization, while ensuring high levels of data availability. The Senior Database Engineer will also assist in evaluating and selecting all technology components, such as software, hardware, and networking capabilities, for database management systems and applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing long-term strategic goals for database development in conjunction with end users, managers, clients, and other stakeholders
• Participate in agile development process and analyze user requirements and, based on findings, design functional specifications for databases and database applications following database standards
• Work with agile teams and product owners to ensure database design and performance meet business requirements
• Plan and implement data security and data governance requirements in all aspects of database design and implementation
• Plan and implement capacity and resource expansion to ensure scalability of company databases
• Design redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery to ensure effective availability, protection, and integrity of data assets
• Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Develop automated database applications, where necessary, using applicable database techniques
• Identify inefficiencies in current databases and implement improved solutions
• Plan and Coordinate database upgrades and migrations
• Write database scripts for DDL and data changes

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in computer science, information systems or computer engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience with developing, configuring, tuning, and supporting large database environments
• 3+ years of experience with various database platforms, including Postgres, AlloyDB, Cassandra BigQuery and/or BigTable
• 3+ years of experience with database development languages, including SQL, Linux scripting, and/or Python
• 3+ years of experience with GCP or other Cloud environment
• 3+ years of experience with database design applications, including SQL Developer, DB Visualizer, and Erwin

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with database performance tuning and replication
• Proven ability to convert data governance standards into processes and actions
• Experience in data security best practices
• Knowledge of database authentication and authorization
• Strong understanding of relational database structures, theories, principles, and practices
• Experience in Data modeling and structure design
• Hands-on experience with business requirements gathering and analysis
• Proven ability to resolve data issues
• Experience identifying and correcting database design or SQL inefficiencies to optimize cloud costs
• In-depth technical knowledge of network and operating systems, including Linux and Windows
• Experience with database related presentation applications
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as BigQuery, BigTable and Cassandra
• Working experience with Postgres, AlloyDB and Oracle databases
• Experience with database replication, preferably Oracle Golden Gate
• Experience working as part of an agile team
• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws
• Familiarity with database script automation tools (ie: Flyway) and tools for automating code deployments
• Experience with Source Code Control systems (ie: GIT or Bitbucket)
• Familiarity with metadata management tools (ie: Informatica Axon, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog)
• Experience researching and presenting technical topics to a group of people
• Working experience with developing, configuring and supporting database environments

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Surescripts embraces flexibility through its Flexible Hybrid Work model for most positions. This model allows employees to work virtually while still utilizing our offices as collaboration centers. With alignment and agreement from your leadership, you can come and go from the office as needed.
 

Why Wait? Apply Now 

 
We’re a midsize company. This means you’re not just another employee ID number. Here, you can build real relationships and feel supported by truly awesome people with diverse backgrounds and talents in an innovative and collaborative work culture. We strive to create an environment where you can be yourself, share your ideas and work your way. We offer opportunities for employee development, as well as competitive compensation packages and extensive benefits.
 

At Surescripts, base pay is one part of our Total Rewards Package (which may also include bonus, benefits etc.) and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this position is $124,300 - $151,900 per year. Your base pay may vary within or outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including (but not limited to) your qualifications, skills, experience, and location.

Benefits include, but are not limited to, comprehensive healthcare (including infertility coverage), generous paid time off including paid childbirth and parental leave and mental health days, pet insurance, and 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. To learn more, review the Keep You and Yours Healthy, Balancing Work and Life, and Where Talent Takes Shape links under the Better Benefits. Better Work. Better Life section of our careers site.
 

Physical and Mental Requirements

While performing duties of this job, an employee may be required to perform any, or all of the following: attend meetings in and out of the office, travel, communicate effectively (both orally and in writing), and be able to effectively use computers and other electronic and standard office equipment with, or without, a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, this job requires certain mental demands, including the ability to use judgement, withstand moderate amounts of stress and maintain attention to detail with, or without, a reasonable accommodation.

Surescripts is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.