Senior Staff Database Engineer - Remote

Overview

Elite Technology is a leading, independent technology company that helps law firms drive profitability through improved operational effectiveness, increased efficiency, and greater visibility across their business. Our cutting-edge digital financial management and business operations solutions drive success for firms around the globe by improving finance and accounting operations, including billing, invoicing, payments, and financial reporting. By bringing together data, insights, and tools, we enable law firm leaders to make informed business decisions to build and manage their businesses more effectively and efficiently.

In Short

• Design and maintain scalable operational and reporting database systems, including data modeling and ETL processes.
• Lead architectural design discussions, ensuring robust and scalable solutions across a multi-cloud environment.
• Manage SQL Server environments, including installation, backup, recovery, upgrades, and schema changes.
• Architect Azure-based solutions, leveraging services like Azure Data Factory (ADF) for optimized performance and cost.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database issues while optimizing performance and ensuring data integrity.
• Build and maintain SQL queries, stored procedures, and ETL pipelines to support reporting and analytics.
• Mentor and coach junior and senior engineers, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver tailored database solutions.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code practices using Terraform, Pulumi, or similar tools for database provisioning.
• Stay current with emerging database technologies and ensure best practices in DevOps and database engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience designing, troubleshooting, and managing large-scale database systems, particularly on Azure.
• Expertise in SQL, SQL Server, T-SQL, MySQL, PL/SQL, and Python (preferred).
• Strong knowledge of ETL processes, data modeling, and database architecture.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi) and observability platforms like Prometheus or Grafana.
• Proven leadership in mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence within teams.
• Solid programming background with object-oriented languages and UNIX environments.
• Ability to architect solutions to transition on-premise applications to cloud-native workloads.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to solve complex problems in scalable, repeatable ways.
• Availability for on-call rotations to address production issues and ensure operational reliability.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package ($150,000 - $180,000 base salary + variable component)
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage (Health, Dental, Vision)
• Retirement Savings Plan with an Employer Contribution
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Time Off
• Wellness Initiatives