VSP Vision is a company focused on providing vision care solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Database Engineer. The role is responsible for the design, planning, performance, modifications, and overall maintenance of database structures, ensuring optimal functionality and quality of data management.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and modify existing databases to meet the business needs
- Manage database monitoring tools, examine performance metrics and functionality of databases, and tune the database to ensure optimal business user experience
- Develop database strategies to maintain the highest database quality and continuously meet the necessary functionality for the business
- Design and create database structure (logical design), partnering with development teams for business partner data and requirements analysis
- Utilize the logical design to develop the physical database design, and create the highest performing, optimized database
- Collaborate with developers post-implementation for quality control assurance, and to ensure developer understanding of data and access methods
- Direct and/or execute physical database changes required by applications
- Maintain database schema’s and data descriptions in the Data Dictionary
- Establish, create, and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery policies, procedures, and plans; create and facilitate test case scenarios of all backup/recovery planning
- Partner with users to determine and develop data models for user reporting needs, and ad-hoc reporting based on queries; eradicate existing user data misuse or user data conflicts
- Ensure data integrity and license compliance for all databases
- Responsible for DBMS and other database-related tools, including end-to-end planning, management, and execution of upgrades
- Plan and coordinate database security measures in order to maintain data integrity
- Remain current on new technologies; introduce applicable technology in alignment with goals and for creative solutions
- Drive constructive change and provide leadership
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- Six years of related experience
- Certified in one or more industry-standard (recognized) databases
- Experience in storage technology, memory management, disk arrays, and network management
- Expert knowledge of SQL
- Developed knowledge and professional application of database theory and design
- Excellent analytical and problem - solving skills for even complex problems
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Knowledgeable of technology best practices in order to optimize organizational best practices
- Experience, preferably in the healthcare industry, in identifying and mitigating risks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with employees of all levels
- Demonstrated ability to direct others to optimal outcomes