Sr Database Engineer - (Healthcare)

Nesco Resource is a company seeking a Senior Database Engineer with expertise in healthcare. The role involves designing, planning, and maintaining database structures while ensuring optimal performance and data integrity for business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Develop database strategies to maintain highest database quality and continuously meet necessary functionality for the business
• Design and create database structure (logical design) partnering with development teams for business partner data and requirements analysis
• Utilize the logical design to develop the physical database design, and creation of the highest performing, optimized database
• Collaborate with developers post-implementation for quality control assurance; and to ensure developer understanding of data and access methods
• Direct and/or execute physical database changes required by applications
• Maintain database schema's and data descriptions in Data Dictionary
• Establish, create, and maintain business continuity, and disaster recovery policies, procedures, and plans; create and facilitate test case scenario of all backup/recovery planning
• Partner with users to determine, and develop data models for user reporting needs, and ad-hoc reporting based on queries; eradicate existing user data misuse or user data conflicts
• Ensure data integrity and license compliance for all databases
• Responsible for DBMS and other database related tools including end to end planning, management and execution of upgrades
• Plan and coordinate database security measures in order to maintain data integrity
• Remain current on new technologies; introduce applicable technology in alignment with goals and for creative solutions
• Drive constructive change and provide leadership

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
• Six years of related experience
• Certified in one or more industry standard (recognized) databases
• Experience in storage technology, memory management, disk arrays, and network management
• Expert knowledge of SQL
• Developed knowledge and professional application of database theory and design
• Excellent analytical and problem - solving skills for even complex problems
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Knowledgeable of technology best practices in order to optimize organizational best practices
• Experience, preferably in healthcare industry, identifying and mitigating risks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to employees of all levels
• Demonstrated ability to direct others to optimal outcomes