As a Senior Database Engineer, you will be a key member of the elluminate product development team. You will ensure that the data layer of our next-generation cloud platform is optimized for performance, scalability, and security. You will be responsible for managing and maintaining our SQL Server databases, supporting data integrations, and working closely with software engineers to develop and maintain robust and efficient data architectures.

In Short

Manage, maintain, and optimize SQL Server databases, ensuring performance, availability, and security
Collaborate with the Software Engineering team to design and implement database structures and queries that meet the needs of web applications
Review and analyze SQL code to identify and resolve performance issues, ensuring efficient database operations
Monitor and tune database systems for optimal performance and reliability
Conduct database migrations, upgrades, backups, and recovery processes as needed
Assist the development team in troubleshooting and optimizing queries, stored procedures, and performance bottlenecks
Contribute to database design and data modeling to support application features and data integrity
Ensure database systems comply with security standards, particularly in highly regulated environments like life sciences
Provide technical support for existing elluminate product releases, diagnosing and resolving database-related issues
Assist in developing and documenting database management best practices

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Computer Science and/or equivalent work experience preferred
10+ years in software design and development using the Microsoft technology stack preferred
Master level expertise in C# and ASP.Net MVC
Good documentation skills and ability to contribute to relevant software documents
Strong technical project management experience
Experience working with SQA Test Engineers in test driven design
Proven ability to work independently as well as with other team members
Must be a critical thinker and able to analyze and evaluate trade-offs in making design decisions
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent knowledge of English