The Role
Develops and maintains database objects and application data solutions across Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. Responsibilities include requirements definition, data modeling, SQL and performance tuning, test data management, database refreshes, data redaction, quality assurance, and performance testing. The role also responds to production database incidents, troubleshoots performance issues, and supports change, incident, problem, and governance management.
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Role Overview
As a Dev DBA you will collaborate with programmers, architects and infrastructure DBAs to build and to maintain software solutions that require interacting with databases. Good knowledge on database technologies like Oracle, MSSQL and Postgres are desirable skills. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join our team. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. This position requires someone who is flexible, adaptable, and able to take on new tasks and responsibilities quickly. ShyftLabs is a growing data product company founded in early 2020 and works primarily with Fortune 500 companies. We deliver digital solutions built to help accelerate the growth of businesses in various industries, by focusing on creating value through innovation
Responsibilities
- Requirements definition
- Data modeling
- Build and maintain database objects required by applications (tables, indexes, views, triggers, functions, procedures, etc.)
- Build and maintain test data
- Assist with SQL and performance tuning
- Quality assurance (Efficient SQL statements and index strategy, programming best practices)
- Design and implement a standard testing methodology that includes reporting, measuring and assessing performance results
- Constant looking for ways to improve system performance
- Respond to prod database-related app issues and incidents
- Troubleshooting and solving performance issues
- Logical database refreshes (schema-based)
- Support governance compliance in non-prod databases (Data redaction)
- Respond to database-related issues and incidents, and help with troubleshooting and solving
- Change management
- Incident management
- Problem management
Requirements
- Oracle
- MSSQL
- PostgreSQL
- SQL tuning
- Performance troubleshooting
- Database object development
- Data modeling
- Change management
- Incident management
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in a similar role
- +2 years of proven experience troubleshooting performance issues and doing sql tuning
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Adaptability and flexibility to changing circumstances and priorities
- Proficiency in relevant systems and technologies
Skills Required
- Oracle experience
- Microsoft SQL Server experience
- PostgreSQL experience
- SQL tuning experience
- Performance troubleshooting experience
- Database object development experience
- Data modeling experience
- Change management experience
- Incident management experience
- Six or more years of experience in a similar role
- Two or more years of experience troubleshooting performance issues and performing SQL tuning
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Proficiency in relevant systems and technologies
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The Company
What We Do
Simfluent builds and operates global capability centers for modern enterprises. It creates fully integrated hubs that function as permanent extensions of clients’ businesses, with capabilities spanning engineering and platforms, cloud, architecture, product, data, and AI. Through greenfield, build-operate-transfer, and hybrid models, Simfluent helps organizations scale technology delivery while preserving quality, culture, strategic alignment, and local control, with predictable execution at enterprise scale.
