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InnovAge

Database Engineer II

Denver, CO

$86K - $138K/yr

Works with DBA and Productions Services staff to monitor the running of data products to identify ... Mentors junior Database Engineers. * Other duties as assigned. REQUIRED * Bachelor's degree in ...

InnovAge

Database Engineer II

Denver, CO · On-site +1

$86K - $112K/yr

Works with DBA and Productions Services staff to monitor the running of data products to identify ... Mentors junior Database Engineers. * Other duties as assigned. REQUIRED * Bachelor's degree in ...

InnovAge

Database Engineer II

Denver, CO · On-site +1

$86K - $112K/yr

Works with DBA and Productions Services staff to monitor the running of data products to identify ... Mentors junior Database Engineers. * Other duties as assigned. REQUIRED * Bachelor's degree in ...

Vertafore

Sr. Database Administrator

Denver, CO · Remote

$51 - $70/hr

Senior Database Administrator and Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with 8+ years of experience ... Mentor junior DBAs and engineers and lead strategic database initiatives. * Provide 24x7 production ...

Vertafore

Sr. Database Administrator

Denver, CO

$51.25 - $70.50/hr

Mentor junior DBAs and engineers and lead strategic database initiatives. * Provide 24x7 production ... Azure Database Administrator Associate (optional) Core Competencies PostgreSQL, AWS RDS PostgreSQL ...

Redwood Trust Inc

Senior Data Engineer

Englewood, CO · On-site

$135K - $165K/yr

Perform DBA-related tasks for SQL Server environments, including database maintenance, job ... Participate in code reviews, mentor junior team members, and proactively identify opportunities to ...

Transcend Softech LLC

Senior DevOps Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$133K - $171K/yr

... junior team members, fostering knowledge transfer and skill development. * Coordinate with cross-functional teams, such as software developers, network engineers, and database administrators, to ...

Armada

Jr Level Security Specialist

Denver, CO · On-site

They administer assigned SCI/SAP programs and ensure compliance across all security disciplines ... Support data entry and maintenance of a variety of security databases. * Junior Security ...

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Is a junior database administrator a stressful job?

A junior database administrator often faces stress related to maintaining data integrity, meeting deadlines, and troubleshooting technical issues. The role requires attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and sometimes working under pressure during system outages or urgent updates.

What does a junior database administrator do?

A junior database administrator assists in managing and maintaining databases by performing tasks such as data backup, recovery, and security. They often work with database management systems like SQL Server or Oracle and require basic knowledge of scripting and troubleshooting to support database performance and integrity.

What is the difference between Junior Database Admin vs Database Analyst?

AspectJunior Database AdminDatabase Analyst
Required CredentialsAssociate's or Bachelor's in IT, Computer Science; certifications like Microsoft SQL Server or OracleBachelor's in IT, Computer Science, or related; certifications like Microsoft Certified Data Analyst or Oracle Certified Associate
Work EnvironmentSupport and maintain databases, troubleshoot issues, perform backupsAnalyze data, generate reports, optimize database performance
Employer & Industry UsageIT departments across various industries, focusing on database managementBusiness intelligence, data analysis teams, finance, healthcare, and tech sectors

The Junior Database Admin and Database Analyst roles share similar educational backgrounds and certifications. However, the Junior Database Admin primarily focuses on maintaining and supporting databases, while the Database Analyst emphasizes analyzing data and creating reports. Both roles are essential in organizations that rely heavily on data management and analysis.

Can I become a junior database administrator with no experience?

Junior database administrators often start with basic knowledge of database concepts, SQL, and operating systems. While prior experience is helpful, some employers accept candidates with relevant certifications or training programs, and on-the-job learning is common in this role.

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Database Engineer II

InnovAge

Denver, CO

$86K - $138K/yr

Full-time

Posted 8 days ago

InnovAge rating

6.6

Company rating: 6.6 out of 10

Based on 18 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, the Database Engineer II is responsible for the overall development, testing and move to production of database products built in a cloud environment.

  • Designs and creates moderately complex data models, develops and implements data products to support business needs Analyzes and determines informational needs and elements, data relationships and attributes, proposed manipulation, data flow and storage requirements and data output and reporting capabilities.
  • Defines logical attributes and inter-relationships and designs data structures to accommodate business needs.
  • Tests designed applications utilizing database management software or general programming software.
  • Gathers system metrics pertaining to the running of data products to identify and resolve problems; determines and develops performance enhancements with measurable benchmarks.
  • Works with DBA and Productions Services staff to monitor the running of data products to identify and resolve problems; continues performance enhancement with measurable benchmarks.
  • Owns the design/modeling portion of data projects through the all-project stages, preparing a technical design that reflects business requirements and is consistent with IT Strategy and overall IT Architecture.
  • Evaluate new technologies and develop project proposals for new IT services, including pilots and production applications and services.
  • Works under minimal supervision with latitude for independent judgment.
  • May consult with senior peers on certain projects.
  • Mentors junior Database Engineers.
  • Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Minimum 3 years of Data Management experience proposing, documenting technology solutions and development experience with a focus on database architecture and data integration.
  • 5+ years of expertise working with Data in a hands-on, developer role with advanced engineering principles and analytics development
  • Fluent in SQL (any flavor), having served in various capacities within design, development and deployment of data warehouses or relational/analytical/multi-dimensional data marts
  • Familiar with Virtual Data Warehousing or use of Snowflake DWaaS
  • Relational Database Management Systems and expert SQL skills. Extract/Load/Transform (ELT) development skills.
  • Experience with cloud migrations is desirable.
  • Experience building data pipelines on Azure following best practices in Cloud deployments
  • Demonstrated ability to debug complex data issues while working on very large data sets with billions of records
  • Proven ability to work with business and technical audiences, on business requirement meetings, technical white boarding exercises, and SQL coding/debugging sessions
  • Ability to take the initiative to pursue assignments, responsibilities, and intake requests to a logical and final solution and to employ System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards is required.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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