Senior Database Engineer

Job Description Job Description JOB SUMMARY Covalent Solutions (Covalent) is seeking a mission driven, highly motivated and collaborative Senior Database Engineer who is truly excited about building great products to support one of our clients at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As a Senior Database Engineer , you will apply your skills to design and implement databases to drive projects forward and efficiently meet project and business objectives. We are looking for a candidate who thrives in a mission-driven organization.

This opportunity is full-time with Covalent and is on-site in Rockville, Maryland. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to: Work with the project manager to define success metrics and criteria.

Ensuring the program/project meets success parameters and business objectives stated in the project plan and charter. Providing transparency and communication on project status and risks to project stakeholders. Analyze and understand pre-existing legacy database schemas so that may they may be implemented on the Microsoft Azure platform.

Design and implement database schemas that meet and exceed the needs of legacy database schemas on the appropriate platforms based on requirements. Designs may include, but are not limited to: Creating and defining robust schemas Migrating data from legacy databases Automating data pipes for legacy and new data sources Load balancing QUALIFICATIONS Education Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Desired certifications.

Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Certified:

Azure Database Administrator Microsoft Certified:

Azure Data Engineer Associate Work Experience 8 Experience with Agile methodology. 8 years of the following DBMS and engineering roles Database design. Strong knowledge of database schema design, normalization, and indexing strategies. SQL experience.

Advanced SQL skills for database design, querying, and optimization. DBMS performance tuning. Experience with database performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting.

MS SQL Server or other DBMS. Backup and Recovery. Expertise in database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning. 4 years of Microsoft Azure SQL Database experience 2 years of Microsoft Dataverse 5 years of data warehousing and ETL.

Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and experience with ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and tools. COMPETENCIES Professionalism: Sharp eye for detail.

Proven ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently and in different phases of work at the same time. Flexibility and adaptability to perform in a fast paced and dynamic environment. Context-switching does not bother you.

Effectively collaborates and influences people at all levels in the organization through strong interpersonal and communication skills. Highly organized with strong time-management skills. Ability to manage conflict and drive resolution.

Focused on results, proactive, service oriented Can focus on both high level and detail level, knowing which is appropriate for the situation. Ability to self-direct and manage ambiguity. Ability to take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate.

Motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. Show persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges. Naturally curious about things you don't understand and actively look for opportunities to grow and learn from those around you.

Communication: Actively participate in meetings and be willing to advocate for what you believe in. Provide thoughtful, constructive review of others’ work, knowing that everyone is working towards the same objective. Superior written and verbal communication skills.

You can always articulate the "why" behind your solutions. Listen to others, correctly interpret messages from others and respond appropriately. Ask questions to clarify, and exhibit interest in having two-way communication.

Tailor language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrate openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. Speak intelligently about a wide variety of topics but know when to say, "I don't know." Teamwork:

Work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Place team agenda before personal agenda. Support and act in accordance with the final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect your own position.

Share credit for team accomplishments and accept joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Accountability: Take ownership of all responsibilities and honor commitments. Deliver outputs for which you have responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards.

Operate in compliance with organizational regulations and rules. Take personal responsibility for your own shortcomings, where applicable. Company Description Covalent Solutions is a team of highly skilled and motivated individuals helping our customers accomplish their mission. Company Description Covalent Solutions is a team of highly skilled and motivated individuals helping our customers accomplish their mission.