Software Database Engineer 1

5 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants TALENT Software Services provided pay range This range is provided by TALENT Software Services. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $35.00/hr - $40.00/hr Description Typical Day in the Role: Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is to validate SQL performance on new hardware and new releases, identify regressions, ensure performance stability, and work closely with developers to resolve issues. Key projects: This role will contribute to ongoing SQL performance testing, regression detection, and performance diagnostics — long‑running initiatives that have been in place "for years and years." Candidate Requirements Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain strong problem‑solving skills, strong communication skills, SQL performance testing exposure, and programming experience in C/C#/PowerShell, along with foundational computer science knowledge. Summary The main function of a Software Database Engineer is to establish system information requirements using analysis of information in the development of enterprise‑wide or large‑scale information systems. Job Responsibilities Designs architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross‑functional requirements and interfaces. Ensures these systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for agency IT architecture, and profiles of standards as they apply to the implementation and specific to the solution for the platform, integration with other systems, and the external interfaces. Ensures that the common operating environment is compliant. Evaluates analytically and systematically problems of workflows, organization and planning and develops appropriate corrective action. Provides daily supervision and direction to staff. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred. 0‑2 years' experience required. Experience with broad technology delivery, including custom development using various development languages. Experience with providing technical leadership, mentoring software engineering design, development, and frameworks, analyzing alternatives, and presenting technical options to leads and clients. Experience with driving technical planning and solutions for small software portfolio, including authoring or managing the development of software designs, managing vendor evaluations, and justifying technical recommendations. Ability to apply fundamental concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments. Requires practical experience and training. Explain a typical day in the role. Work with Lead SQL Performance engineers, follow their instructions, sync daily with progress and next steps. The purpose of this team is to validate SQL performance on new hardware and new releases, identify regressions, ensure performance stability, and work closely with developers to resolve issues. What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role? S/W development engineer with knowledge in C/C#/PowerShell, good problem solving, good communication skills and ability to work as a team. The role will consist of running performance tests, analyzing performance results, generating reports, addressing regressions, and performing scripting (PowerShell or C/C#). The candidate will also participate in daily or twice‑daily scrum calls to provide updates, receive assignments, and surface blockers. What are unique selling points that would get candidates interested in your role over another? Challenging work to learn new processor technology, cloud experience, problem solving, SQL internals and performance analysis. Strong learning environment in SQL performance engineering. Exposure to Azure/cloud technologies Opportunity to improve programming fundamentals (C, C#, PowerShell). Challenging problem‑solving scenarios and collaboration with dev leads. Top 3 Must‑Have HARD Skills & years of experience for each BA/BS in Computer Science Programming language: C, C#, PowerShell Windows OS experience Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Other Industries IT Services and IT Consulting Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at TALENT Software Services by 2x #J-18808-Ljbffr Talent Software Services