Requirements: 

Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. 

Technical Proficiency: 

• Expertise in relational database management systems (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.). 

• Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries and stored procedures. 

• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB) and cloud database solutions (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database). 

• Experience with database performance monitoring and automated testing tools. 

Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate technical insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

Bonus Qualifications: 

• Experience with data security, compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA), and disaster recovery. 

• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices. 

Core Responsibilities: 

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance database solutions that support critical business functions. 

• Optimize database performance and ensure data integrity through proactive monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, data scientists, and business analysts, to determine database requirements and implement effective solutions. 

• Lead data migration and integration projects to consolidate and transform data across multiple systems. 

• Develop and enforce best practices for database design, data modeling, and query optimization. 

• Implement high-availability and disaster recovery strategies to ensure system reliability. 

• Contribute to architectural decisions involving database structures, scalability, and performance. 

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior developers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and training sessions. 

• Stay up-to-date with emerging database technologies and evaluate their applicability to our business needs.