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Senior Data Engineer - Database Administration & Cloud Infrastructure

Ensisinfo Inc Sacramento County, California, United States · $135K–$146K/yr

5 h ago
data-engineer Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The Senior Data Engineer will manage enterprise database administration, including schema management, performance optimization, and backup and recovery solutions. They will also be responsible for authoring data pipelines and automating database maintenance and deployment processes.

What they look for

Database Administration Data Pipelines SQL Python PowerShell Backup And Recovery Performance Optimization Disaster Recovery Cloud Infrastructure Automation ServiceNow Jira Schema Management Capacity Planning High Availability Infrastructure As Code

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in database administration and disaster recovery, along with 4 years of experience in data pipelines. A bachelor's degree in a technical field and prior professional experience supporting U.S. State or Federal Government IT projects are mandatory.

Full description

About the Role

Ensisinfo Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Engineer with extensive expertise in enterprise database administration, data pipelines, backup and recovery, performance optimization, and automation to support a California State Government project.

Mandatory Qualifications – ALL REQUIRED

• Government Experience: Prior professional experience supporting U.S. State or Federal Government IT projects is mandatory.

• Data Engineering: Minimum 4 years of experience authoring and monitoring data pipelines.

• Education: Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field. Qualifying experience may substitute year-for-year, or a completed data engineering bootcamp plus an additional year of experience may satisfy the education requirement.

• Database Administration: Minimum 5 years of full-time equivalent (FTE) experience installing, configuring, maintaining, and administering enterprise databases, including schema management, user administration, capacity planning, and configuration standards.

• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Minimum 5 years FTE experience implementing database backup, restoration, high availability, replication, and disaster recovery solutions, including hands-on recovery scenarios.

• Database Operations: Minimum 5 years FTE experience monitoring database performance, optimizing queries and indexes, resolving database incidents, and documenting issues using ServiceNow, Jira, or equivalent ITSM tools.

• Database Automation: Minimum 5 years FTE experience using SQL, PowerShell, Python, or comparable tools to automate database administration, backups, maintenance, and deployment processes.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MariaDB.
  • Experience with AWS cloud architecture and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
  • Certifications in Azure Database Administration, SQL Server, Oracle OCA/OCP, AWS Database, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
  • Additional certifications: AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security, Terraform Associate, CISSP, or CCSP.
  • Experience supporting enterprise cloud modernization initiatives.

Important: Candidates must clearly demonstrate the required years of experience for each mandatory qualification. Government project experience is non-negotiable.

To Apply: Submit your updated resume highlighting government project experience, database technologies, cloud expertise, and relevant certifications.

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