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SQL Database Engineer
Buffalo, NY
Job Description
Description
Acara Solutions client in the Banking industry is looking for a SQL Database Engineer to join their team!
Location: 100% Remote
Pay Rate: up to $95 an hour (Depending on experience)
Contract Duration: 6-9 Months
OVERVIEW:
- Provides expert solutioning with Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).
- Serve as Architect on new complex projects.
- Provides short and long-term strategic direction for internal application owners in alignment with department goals and their clients.
- Assists in managing client relations and expectations by serving as trusted advisor in setting customer expectations on application capabilities or application enhancements for assigned application(s) Bank-wide.
- Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for RDBMS related enterprise-wide initiatives, complex discretionary projects, compliance/regulatory requirements and system changes due to contractual agreements or system maintenance, and as knowledge resource and mentor for less experienced staff.
- Works with internal application owners in defining optimum functional approaches to achieve efficient and effective RDBMS solutions to their application needs and improve the Bank's Technology Portfolio and Database Development.
- Maintains a current understanding of assigned applications, enhancements, business process flows and impacting regulatory/compliance matters to ensure future requirements are met through value-added consultation with the business.
- Represents the Bank at vendor executive Advisory Boards, user conferences and industry events.
- Owns business continuity and auditing processes.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Consult with internal application owners in analysis of short and long-range business requirements and recommend RDBMS changes that anticipate future business requirements.
- Build positive client relationships by addressing client needs in a manner that safeguards their business and customers, with minimal complexity, risks and costs.
- Build rapport within the organization, vendors and professional organizations to enhance the reputation of the team and Technology. Responsible for vendor/product analysis and recommendations.
- Translate business requirements to assist staff in preparing detailed functional specifications for database enhancements.
- Recommend RDBMS designs related to discretionary enhancement requests, business-as usual process/efficiency efforts or production problem solutions based on business requirements and technology requirements.
- Identify issues and concerns from a design perspective to ensure they are considered and addressed up-front.
Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Associates degree and a minimum of 8 years RDBMS experience, OR in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 10 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 8 years RDBMS experience.
- Well versed in most SQL DBMS concepts and tasks including HA (AlwaysOn) concepts, recovery theory and models, basic ETL concepts.
- Experienced in performance debugging and should possess better than average troubleshooting skills.
- Prior experience working simultaneously on multiple projects of a complex nature.
- Experience leading large system and RDBMS enhancements, conversions, and production problem resolution.
- Strong project management skills.
- Strong task management skills.
- Experience leading problem-solving efforts and lead in issue resolution.
- Mastery with RDBMS skills, tools and functions and familiarity.
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or higher.
- Preferred experience with ansible, PowerShell and Python or similar languages with the ability/mindset to quickly come up to speed on new languages.
- Minimum of 3 years experience with Bank applications, framework, business needs and RDBMS direction and framework.
- Awareness of the Bank's standards, business plan and strategic objectives with the ability to shape direction.
- Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities in RDBMS project analysis, design, development, troubleshooting and tuning efforts. Mastery level understanding of multiple RDBMS skills, tools and functions with advanced knowledge of operating systems.
- Previous experience in banking RDBMS support.
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
Aleron companies; Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, Viaduct, and Aleron's strategic partner, SDI are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Associate Degree
Required Experience
8+ years
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