Senior Database Engineer

Humana Inc. is a leading U.S. healthcare company. The Senior Database Engineer leads projects in database design and management, focusing on developing architectures that meet business requirements and ensuring system performance and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Leads important projects in design, development, implementation and management of databases
• Develops database architectures to address business requirements, ensuring system scalability, security, performance and reliability
• Designs database applications such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms and data partitions to enable efficient access of the generic database structure
• Creates plans for architecture updates and integrates new systems with existing warehouse structure to refine performance/functionality
• Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments

Requirements:

• 3 years of technical experience with a primary focus on ETL
• Comprehensive knowledge of applications including SSIS and/or SSMS
• Advanced knowledge and experience with SQL and/or Python/PySpark
• Technical proficiency with Databricks and/or a Databricks Certification
• Experience designing, developing, and testing of software applications and/or infrastructure
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to non-technical professionals
• Proven experience with consulting with and building relationships with business partners
• Self-starter that can work independently with minimal direction and takes ownership and anticipates future consequences and trends accurately
• Critical thinker who can anticipate team needs and take initiative to present ideas, ask the right questions and deliver the highest quality work
• Experience with Azure and/or other cloud reporting systems or experience in Cloud design
• Experience in the development of interactive reports using Power BI and/or similar product