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Collective Health · 1 day ago

Senior Database Engineer

Plano, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$168K/yr - $210K/yr

8+ years exp

Collective Health is transforming how employers and their people engage with their health benefits by integrating technology and compassionate service. They are seeking a highly experienced Senior Database Engineer to manage and optimize database systems, ensuring smooth operation and scalability in a multi-cloud environment.

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Responsibilities

Drive the design, deployment, and optimization of highly available, scalable, and secure database solutions across AWS and GCP

Ensure all database architectures and operational procedures adhere strictly to regulatory frameworks relevant to the health care insurance industry (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST)

Design and implement advanced MultiSite and cross-region database replication technologies to ensure global read/write availability and meet stringent Disaster Recovery (DR) objectives

Lead complex database migration strategies, including rearchitecting monolithic database systems into manageable databases supporting microservices

Develop robust automation using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Python/Shell scripting for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance

Lead advanced performance tuning and optimization efforts for complex SQL queries, database schemas, and cloud instance configurations

Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for high-severity database incidents, diagnosing root causes, and implementing SRE-driven long-term solutions

Design, implement, and regularly test comprehensive HA/DR strategies across multi-cloud footprints

Qualification

PostgreSQLAWSGCPDatabase ArchitectureTerraformAnsiblePythonDatabase SecurityMultiSite ReplicationAnalytical SkillsTroubleshooting SkillsCapacity PlanningCost AnalysisCommunication SkillsMentoring Skills

Required

8+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, with at least 4 years of experience in a multi-cloud environment and significant exposure to database architecture/design

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Expert-level proficiency in administering, tuning, and maintaining PostgreSQL on AWS and GCP

Significant experience with cloud-native relational database services in AWS (RDS, Aurora) and GCP (Cloud SQL, AlloyDB)

Proven experience with MultiSite database replication technologies

Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform, for managing cloud database resources

Excellent scripting skills in Python will be highly desired

Expertise in database security best practices and ensuring HIPAA compliance at the data layer

Experience in capacity planning, cost analysis, and justification for the architecture and design proposals

Direct and significant experience working in the Health Care Insurance industry or another highly regulated environment is highly desired

Exceptional communication, analytical, and troubleshooting skills, with proven ability to lead and mentor

Preferred

Prior experience in the healthcare IT industry or another highly regulated environment will stand out

Exposure to GCP BigQuery will be nice to have

Certifications are highly desirable that can demonstrate relevant expertise: AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer, PostgreSQL Professional Certification

Benefits

Health insurance

401k

Paid time off

Company

Collective Health

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Collective Health is a modern TPA integrating plan admin, navigation and advocacy to deliver a better health benefits experience for all.

Founded in 2013

San Francisco, California, USA

501-1000 employees

http://collectivehealth.com

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