Database Analyst/Advisor
This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: Maryland (USA) Database Analyst/Advisor NO THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS PLEASE! CANDIDATES MUST BE SELF-REPRESENTED. ONLY W2 CANDIDATES WHO ARE SELF-REPRESENTED WILL BE CONSIDERED.
- Contract to Hire
- 100% Remote
- Due to our government client requirements, we can only consider US Citizens or Green Card holders for this position. Candidate must have 3 of the last 5 years of work history/residency in the US and will be required to go through a public trust background investigation.
- NO THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS PLEASE! CANDIDATES MUST BE SELF-REPRESENTED. ONLY W2 CANDIDATES WHO ARE SELF-REPRESENTED WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Description Seeking a Database Analyst/Advisor to join our client's team to develop and maintain solutions for querying and matching large amounts of data while continuously enhancing and improving data architecture strategy and database estate.
Responsibilities
- Improving system performance by conducting tests, troubleshooting, query tuning, and integrating new elements and features
- Assist various support teams and stakeholders with the design, maintenance, problem resolution and operational troubleshooting of all database components with a user or service experience mindset.
- Cross functionally works with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, platform, Data and Design teams to assist with data-related technical issues operating in a matrix structure.
- Support stakeholders with data infrastructure needs including performing unit tests and code reviews to ensure all code is rigorously designed, elegantly coded, and effectively tuned for performance to provide the highest level of service and user experience. Regularly review database estate for improvements and optimizations including right-sizing for new or current database systems including coordinating with the project team to identify future needs and requirements
- Design conceptual and logical data models and flowcharts supporting comprehensive compliance and documentation standards
- May coach and review the work of less experienced professionals
- Ensure deliverables are completed on time and of high-quality
Requirements
Education/Certifications:
- Bachelors degree in computer science or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
- Snowflake certification is required and must be active
Required Experience:
- 10+ years of related experience in IT operations & development
Required Technical Skills:
- Experience providing Database Admin functions (installing, managing, configuring, upgrading, optimizing, etc.) for cloud-based MSPSC databases which include SQL Server, Oracle, Aurora-Postgres, and MySQL.
- Experience managing data in a Snowflake environment
- Experience designing and implementing ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) solutions for transferring data between various sources and platforms
- Experience optimizing the performance of data repositories such as Snowflake and AWS RDS
- Experience deploying and configuring tools to monitor and report on the performance of the Snowflake system
- Experience creating & managing Snowflake objects, databases, schemas, tables, views, pipes, streams, tasks
- User management, Implementation of RBAC best practices
- Experience executing day-to-day Snowflake Administration in accordance with industry best-practices.
- Experience maintaining an automate first approach reducing toil and overhead by collaborating with data engineers/architects to transform data and integrate algorithms and models into automated processes
- Experience maintaining current knowledge of relevant technology and a curiosity for opportunities for improvement, innovation, and cost-reduction
Required Skills and Abilities:
- In-depth understanding of database structure principles
- Experience gathering and analyzing system requirements
- Hands-on experience creating SQLs that will work on an existing Snowflake schema
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake Administration, Snowflake development, Snowflake Utilities, Snow SQL, Snow Pipe
- Expertise in SQL
- Problem-solving mindset
- High level of drive, self-motivation and initiative
- Experience with source control and automation tools, platforms such as Git/GitHub, and languages such as Python is highly desirable
- Experience supporting Federal, civilian and health agencies including experience with claims data is a plus
Preferred Skills:
- Experience supporting Federal, civilian and health agencies including experience with claims data is a plus.
Please Note:
- Only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.
- No calls, inquiries, or Third-Party Vendors please.
- We are an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. (The ACI Group is unable to sponsor H1B Visas).
- $1000 Referral Bonus - www.aci.com.
Since 1988, The ACI Group, a Baltimore-based staffing firm, has been committed to hiring the industry's leading professionals, and presenting exciting career opportunities. We have access to varied types of contract, permanent and contract-to-perm positions and offer a choice of employment options including a full benefits package. This offer from "The ACI Group, Inc." has been enriched by Jobgether.com and got a 72% flex score. Apply Job! Apply to this Job