Lead Database and Application Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Company

OnPoint Group is a fast-paced and ever-changing company and has been awarded the Best Managed Companies Award by Deloitte and WSJ for three years running, as well as having been named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list for eight consecutive years! We believe in challenging the status quo and finding a better way for our customers, which is how we have grown into the company we are today.

OnPoint Group is the nation’s largest provider of brand-independent facilities, fleet, and asset management services for companies in the manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, hospitality, and numerous other industries. As the leading subject matter experts in mission critical capital assets specific to the warehousing and distribution of goods, OnPoint Group is a key supply chain partner for the customers we serve. Through our nationwide, broadly linked network of affiliates and owned service centers, OnPoint Group delivers a full spectrum of products & services to more than 16,000 customer locations throughout North America. The deep industry knowledge within the OnPoint Group network allows us to save customers time and money with a wide range of unique options that cannot be found elsewhere.

Benefits

At OnPoint Group we believe that Our People are what make us great and help us deliver exceptional customer service! We offer industry leading Benefits to include:

• Competitive pay – Plus incentive opportunities!
• Full benefits package that starts day one – Includes medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, company-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• Cell phone compensation
• 8 paid holidays
• PTO - FT Employees receive 128 Hours of PTO Annually
• Training and mentoring – Learn from our experts in the industry
• Advancement opportunities

Link to benefits overview: Benefits

The benefits listed are subject to change at any time. Please speak with an HR Representative for details. In the case of conflict between the information listed and the official plan documents, the plan documents will always govern.

Summary/Objective

The Lead Database and Application Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for both executing critical work and owning technical direction for enterprise databases, integrations, analytics, and application connectivity. This role operates as a player–coach, delivering complex solutions personally while setting standards, guiding design decisions, and ensuring scalable, secure outcomes across the domain. The position ensures platform stability, scalability, and continuous improvement in alignment with business objectives and enterprise standards, while guaranteeing that releases are delivered on schedule, meet quality benchmarks, and support organizational goals.

The position partners closely with application teams, data teams, security, and infrastructure to deliver reliable, well-architected solutions aligned with business needs.

Core Job Duties

Execution & Delivery (Hands-On)

• Personally design, build, and support complex integrations using Boomi and MuleSoft
• Develop and optimize T-SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and views
• Build and support Microsoft Fabric pipelines, Lakehouse models, and analytics workloads
• Support and guide Power BI or Tableau datasets, semantic models, and reporting solutions
• Troubleshoot and resolve high-impact production issues across databases, integrations, and applications
• Ensure secure handling of enterprise data, including access controls and data protection

Technical Ownership & Direction

• Own end-to-end technical decisions for database, integration, and analytics solutions within the domain
• Define, document, and enforce:
• Integration patterns and standards
• Database design and performance best practices
• Data security, governance, and access standards
• Provide architectural guidance for application-to-application and application-to-database integrations
• Make informed tradeoff decisions balancing performance, scalability, cost, and security
• Ensure data platforms support downstream analytics, data science, and AI use cases
• Act as the escalation point for complex or cross-system technical challenges

Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as technical lead for projects and initiatives
• Mentor Senior and junior engineers through guidance, reviews, and hands-on support
• Partner with application development, data, security, and infrastructure teams
• Participate in solution reviews, vendor discussions, and technology evaluations
• Maintain clear and accurate documentation for databases, integrations, data flows, and dependencies

Required Skills & Experience

• 8–12 years of experience in database and application engineering, including experience acting as a hands-on technical lead responsible for delivery, design decisions, and end-to-end ownership of solutions
• Strong experience in enterprise database and application engineering
• Hands-on expertise with one of the following:
• Boomi (AtomSphere)
• MuleSoft (Anypoint Platform)
• Azure Logic Apps
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, including data pipelines, Lakehouse, or analytics workloads
• Strong understanding of relational database concepts and data modeling
• Development expertise focused on T-SQL, including:
• Writing and optimizing complex queries
• Developing stored procedures, functions, and views
• Diagnosing and resolving performance issues
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau, including:
• Semantic models and datasets
• Supporting enterprise analytics consumption
• Experience with cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, such as:
• Designing and supporting cloud-based databases and application platforms
• Working with cloud identity, networking, and security concepts as they relate to database and application access
• Supporting hybrid cloud architectures for enterprise applications, integrations, and data platforms
• Working knowledge of APIs, REST services, and data formats (JSON, XML)
• Strong data security knowledge, including:
• Data classification and handling standards
• Role-based access control and least-privilege principles
• Securing data in transit and at rest
• Experience supporting cloud and hybrid environments
• Proven analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a Lead or Senior technical role
• Familiarity with Salesforce, including integrations and data synchronization
• Experience integrating SaaS platforms with enterprise databases and applications
• Knowledge of data science and AI concepts, including:
• Data preparation and feature engineering
• Machine learning and predictive analytics use cases
• Supporting or integrating AI/ML solutions with enterprise data platforms
• Exposure to analytics, AI, or advanced data workloads within Microsoft Fabric or similar platforms
• Knowledge of data governance, compliance, auditing, and security frameworks
• Familiarity with DevOps or CI/CD concepts related to data pipelines and integrations

Soft Skills

• Ability to lead through execution and technical credibility
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable making and defending technical decisions
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Collaborative mindset with a strong focus on business outcomes

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position is not supervisory.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand up to 8 or more hours; use hands to type, maneuver, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Position requires moderate travel.

OnPoint Group considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Disclaimer

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Salary Range

The pay range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, and geographic location. Employees may be eligible for additional incentive pay.