Database Programmer

Position Summary

The Database Programmer designs, develops, maintains, and optimizes database solutions that support business applications, reporting systems, and enterprise data management.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain database structures, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and views.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for application support and reporting requirements.
• Develop ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for data migration and integration.
• Maintain data quality, consistency, and integrity across multiple systems.
• Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies to improve efficiency.
• Troubleshoot database issues, data anomalies, and application performance problems.
• Support database security, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Collaborate with software developers, system administrators, and business stakeholders to implement database solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, data dictionaries, and database standards.
• Support system upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 3–8+ years of experience in database development and programming.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and relational database concepts.
• Experience with one or more database platforms: Oracle Corporation Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2, PostgreSQL, Global Development Group PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MongoDB.
• Experience with developing stored procedures, triggers, functions, and database packages.
• Knowledge of data modeling and normalization techniques.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud database technologies such as: Amazon Web Services AWS RDS/Aurora, Microsoft Azure SQL, Google Google Cloud SQL.
• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and business intelligence tools.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Knowledge of database security and compliance frameworks.
• Relevant certifications such as Oracle Database Certification, Microsoft Azure Database Administrator Associate, AWS Database Specialty.

Desired Technical Skills

• SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, or PostgreSQL programming.
• Database performance tuning and optimization.
• ETL development and data integration.
• Data modeling and schema design.
• Database replication and high availability.
• Backup and recovery management.
• Data warehousing and reporting.
• Version control systems (Git).