Database Engineer
4 days ago
Maryland, MD, United States
Deloitte LLP
Full-time
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Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology who wants to work in a collaborative environment? As an experienced Database Engineer , you will have the ability to share new ideas and collaborate on projects as a consultant without the extensive demands of travel. The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals. Work you'll do/Responsibilities
- Database Administration & Maintenance: Administer, configure, and maintain PostgreSQL database environments for clients. Manage user access, monitor system health, execute backups, and ensure maximum uptime and reliability.
- Database Design & Architecture: Architect highly efficient, scalable relational database schemas. Partner with client stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into robust physical and logical database designs.
- Data Modeling & Analysis: Conduct rigorous data modeling and structural analysis. Interrogate complex datasets to identify relationships, eliminate redundancies, and ensure data integrity across enterprise systems.
- ETL Pipeline Development: Design, build, and deploy reliable ETL workflows to extract data from diverse sources, transform it according to strict business logic, and load it into target analytical databases.
- Performance Tuning: Proactively monitor database performance, analyze query execution plans, and optimize complex Structured Query Language (SQL) scripts to resolve bottlenecks and reduce latency.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a technical liaison between software developers, data scientists, and business analysts, ensuring data architecture supports application performance and analytical needs.
- 4+ years of experience in data engineering, database administration, or a heavily data-focused software development role.
- Hands-on experience administering PostgreSQL environments, including configuration, performance tuning, and routine maintenance tasks.
- Strong foundational knowledge of relational database design principles, normalization, and modern data modeling techniques.
- Advanced to expert-level SQL skills including, demonstrated ability to write complex queries, analyze large datasets, and validate data quality independently.
- Experience developing, testing, and maintaining automated ETL data pipelines from end to end.
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience.
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
- Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve. This may include overnight travel.
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain