Database Engineer II

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SUMMARY

The Database Engineer II partners closely with Production DBAs and application development teams to ensure databases are deployed to be secure, scalable, and performant.

This role combines traditional DBA operational expertise with hands-on engineering skills, including data pipelines, performance analysis, query optimization, and refactoring database code to resolve systemic issues.

This role requires the ability to support a hybrid database environment across on-premise and cloud solutions.

This role also serves as the direct backup for the Production DBA, ensuring continuity of operations and coverage for production support activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

Other duties and tasks may be assigned.

Database Platform Engineering & Administration


* Design and support database deployments across enterprise architectures, from single-node systems with local storage to clustered and SAN-based platforms for HA/DR and scalability, and also cloud hosted (Azure) database solutions.


* Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to plan upgrades, patches, and maintenance activities, including regression testing and coordinated downtime.


* Support cloud-based database solutions on Azure, including managed services, storage, performance features, and integrations with analytics or AI/ML workloads.


* Install, configure, patch, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server environments supporting multiple use cases (application databases, data lake, reporting, and custom development).


* Support environments across the SDLC (Development, UAT, Production) and integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines.


* Manage database versioning and schema changes to ensure compatibility with applications and deployment workflows.


* Implement and enforce database security best practices, including access controls, encryption in transit and at rest, and compliance with organizational standards.


* Maintain expertise across multiple SQL Server versions, native tooling, and relevant third-party products.

Production Support & Operational Excellence


* Act as the primary backup for the Production DBA, providing full coverage for production database administration, incident response, and operational support.


* Perform proactive capacity planning to ensure database availability, growth readiness, and cost efficiency.


* Monitor database health and performance, identifying trends and systemic issues rather than only point-in-time failures.


* Leverage database monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Redgate Monitor, SentryOne) to diagnose performance issues, analyze workload behavior, and p...