Infrastructure Database Principal Engineer

Company: INSPYR Solutions
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Title: Infrastructure Database Principal Engineer

Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.
Location: Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in Fort Worth, TX
Duration: Contract-to-hire
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Skillset / Experience:
Infrastructure Database Principal Engineer
--- Plan and implement database designs, including the creation and maintenance of cloud databases
--- Allocate resources such as Storage / Compute / Memory. Implement strategies for HA, Failover DR and Replication.
--- Fine-tune database systems to enhance performance, scalability, and reliability - including monitoring and optimizing database query performance, indexing etc.
--- Establish access and authentication controls to secure data, setup encryption, masking as required.
--- Manage and monitor performance, security, and availability of databases
--- Implement database backup and disaster recovery procedures
--- Work with development teams to optimize database usage and query performance
--- Coordinate and manage migration of databases to Azure platform
--- Perform capacity planning and demand forecasting for database systems
--- Identify and troubleshoot any database-related issues in a timely manner
--- Perform capacity planning and demand forecasting for database systems
--- Stay current with the latest Azure technologies, trends, and techniques
------------Will be the lead engineer for Cloud Databases

Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience:
--- 7 to 9 years of Database Administration experience. with any of the database management systems (Microsoft SQL Server, DB2 LUW, Oracle, PostgreSQL etc.).
--- 5 to 7 years experience working with large database / large scale projects.
--- 3 to 5 years of experience with cloud-based database technologies (Azure SQL, Azure SQL MI, Azure SQL for PostgreSQL.
--- 1 to 3 years experience with NoSQL database systems (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Neo4j, Neptune etc.).
--- Familiarity with Microsoft DevOps and PowerShell scripting.

Top 3 Mandatory Skills and Experience:
BS/BA in Computer Science or related field
Advanced SQL Server Administration
2 years experience with PostgreSQL and 1 year NoSQL

Nice to Have Skills and Experience (preferred but not required):
Azure certifications
Familiar with Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
Our benefits package includes: Comprehensive medical benefits
Competitive pay
401(k) retirement plan
---and much more!


About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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