Database Developer Senior

Essential Responsibilities

• Operates autonomously in complex environments, typically with ambiguity and no standard procedures.
• Analyzes complex customer and enterprise needs to recommend, design, and implement data solutions (OLTP, OLAP, streaming, hybrid) aligned to architecture guardrails.
• Designs and engineers complex database structures, procedural logic, and SQL (DDL/DML), including advanced indexing, partitioning, compression, and query optimization; leads root‑cause analyses for performance and concurrency issues.
• Establishes and evolves patterns for data modeling (3NF, dimensional, data vault), data migration, and large‑scale modernization initiatives including zero‑downtime strategies.
• Leads implementation of emerging database and data‑platform tools (IaC for data, secrets management, data quality engines) and drives adoption across teams.
• Partners with Security, Risk, and Compliance to ensure alignment with Federal Reserve System controls, including privacy, audit, resiliency, and data‑governance requirements.
• Provides deep technical coaching through peer review, pair programming, and internal knowledge‑sharing forums; supports multiple teams during complex initiatives.
• Actively participates in Agile ceremonies; influences backlog prioritization for architectural improvements and technical debt reduction.
• Provides second‑line production support and resolves complex issues across multiple environments; develops SRE‑aligned observability practices for database tiers.
• Promotes innovation by identifying strategic opportunities, advocating for modern data capabilities, and evaluating emerging tools and techniques.

• Expert knowledge of software development and data engineering processes, practices, and tools, including Agile methods and systems such as Azure Dev Ops and Jira.
• Ability to analyze complex business requirements and data processes and clearly communicate solution recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ability to conduct enterprise‑scale independent research and overcome technical barriers across platforms and services.
• Expert understanding of database internals (storage engine behavior, transaction isolation, concurrency control, query execution), distributed data systems, and modern cloud data services.
• Provides thought leadership and contributes to system‑wide practice improvements in data strategy, architecture, and governance.

• Expert programming skills in SQL and procedural languages (T‑SQL, PL/SQL) and advanced performance engineering.
• Expert skills in CI/CD for database changes and Infrastructure as Code for data platforms; advanced automation of schema validation, migration, and compliance.
• Expert skills in data modeling (relational, dimensional, vault), data quality frameworks, lineage, metadata management, and database observability.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring developers, leading design reviews, setting engineering standards, and ensuring consistent implementation across teams.
• Expert skills working with enterprise RDBMS and/or cloud‑based data services (SQL Server, Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL, Aurora/RDS, Snowflake, Big Query, Kafka‑based streaming systems).

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of related work experience OR
• Master’s degree and 7 years of related work experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of professional work experience ORTwo years of college or database development bootcamp certificate and 7+ years of professional work experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of professional work experience
• Two years of college or database development bootcamp certificate and 5+ years of professional work experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of professional work experience
• Two years of college or database development bootcamp certificate and 5+ years of professional work experience

Location: Cleveland, OH;
Columbus, OH;
Cincinnati, OH; or Pittsburgh, PA

Database Developer Expert: $137,000–$188,400 annually

Database Developer Senior: $111,400–$153,100…