Blake Willson Group, LLC

Senior Associate - Data Engineer

Blake Willson Group, LLC

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $90,000 - $125,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMySQLOraclePostgresRDBMSSQL

About the role

  • In this position as a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, maintaining, and modernizing enterprise database systems that support mission-critical operations.
  • Install, configure, patch, and upgrade enterprise database systems (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).
  • Maintain high availability, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, and replication strategies.
  • Implement and monitor database security policies in compliance with BEP and federal requirements.
  • Develop and maintain all required Enterprise Lifecycle (ELC) documentation, including Security Packages, Configuration Management Plans, and Interface Control Documents.
  • Monitor and optimize database performance, storage utilization, and query efficiency.
  • Analyze execution plans and tune indexes, queries, and stored procedures.
  • Manage capacity planning and forecasting for future growth.
  • Provide day-to-day operational support, troubleshooting, and resolution of database incidents.
  • Perform scheduled maintenance activities, apply patches, and ensure ongoing compliance with security controls.
  • Conduct periodic audits of database systems and documentation for accuracy and completeness.
  • Manage user access, permissions, and roles across database environments.
  • Support initiatives to modernize database infrastructure, including migrations to cloud-native and containerized environments.
  • Evaluate new database technologies and recommend adoption strategies that align with enterprise requirements.
  • Participate in proof-of-concepts for database modernization and high-availability solutions.
  • Provide best practices and guidance for database automation, monitoring, and performance management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, Database Administrator, or related role
  • 1+ year of experience working with RDBMS platforms (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • 1+ year of experience with backup/recovery, clustering, replication, and high-availability solutions
  • 1+ years of experience in SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, and database scripting