Database Engineer
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This role is for a Senior Database Engineer on a W2 contract in Chicago, IL, offering $70/hour. Requires 5+ years in database administration, strong data security knowledge, and relevant certifications like CompTIA Security+ and AWS Security. Hybrid work schedule.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
560
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🗓️ - Date discovered
August 29, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location type
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract type
W2 Contractor
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Chicago, IL
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Database Systems #Security #Database Administration #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Data Security #RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) #Triggers #Database Design #Programming #Database Security #Strategy
Role description
Senior Database Engineer (Data Security Team)
Location: Chicago, IL
Job Type: W2 Contract
Schedule: Hybrid
Pay Rate: Starting at $70/hourly with optional benefits packages including PTO, medical insurance, and 401k
Role Overview
The Senior Database Engineer will:
• Lead and execute exceptional solutions for business and application customers.
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Database Administration and Data Security.
• Assess current environments for gaps and lead hands-on implementations.
• Guide internal customer solutions through IT requirements, ITIL standards, and industry best practices.
Responsibilities
• Plan, coordinate, analyze, and design technical solutions or enhancements.
• Apply 360-degree security analysis to pre-flight and in-flight projects.
• Contribute to technical standards, infrastructure strategy, security policy, SLAs, and infrastructure processes.
Skills
• Minimum 5 years of enterprise-level database administration experience.
• At least 10 years of industry experience.
• Proven experience with relational database systems and applications.
• Familiarity with external user functions, internal system services, and file system structures.
• Skilled in installing and configuring RDBMS software.
• Ability to track and report on database capacity, utilization, growth, and health.
• Proficient in database design and programming (views, triggers, stored procedures).
• Strong knowledge of database security protocols.
• Capable of communicating complex technical issues and risks to management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Deep technical and architectural experience in IT Security and commercial systems.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and standards.
• Ability to document and articulate technical designs clearly.
• Experience collaborating with development teams to build secure solutions.
• Familiarity with common vulnerabilities and attack vectors.
Education & Certifications
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience as a senior technical resource in a security-focused organization.
• Database Administration certifications.
• CompTIA Security+
• SSCP
• AWS Security
Senior Database Engineer (Data Security Team)
Location: Chicago, IL
Job Type: W2 Contract
Schedule: Hybrid
Pay Rate: Starting at $70/hourly with optional benefits packages including PTO, medical insurance, and 401k
Role Overview
The Senior Database Engineer will:
• Lead and execute exceptional solutions for business and application customers.
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Database Administration and Data Security.
• Assess current environments for gaps and lead hands-on implementations.
• Guide internal customer solutions through IT requirements, ITIL standards, and industry best practices.
Responsibilities
• Plan, coordinate, analyze, and design technical solutions or enhancements.
• Apply 360-degree security analysis to pre-flight and in-flight projects.
• Contribute to technical standards, infrastructure strategy, security policy, SLAs, and infrastructure processes.
Skills
• Minimum 5 years of enterprise-level database administration experience.
• At least 10 years of industry experience.
• Proven experience with relational database systems and applications.
• Familiarity with external user functions, internal system services, and file system structures.
• Skilled in installing and configuring RDBMS software.
• Ability to track and report on database capacity, utilization, growth, and health.
• Proficient in database design and programming (views, triggers, stored procedures).
• Strong knowledge of database security protocols.
• Capable of communicating complex technical issues and risks to management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Deep technical and architectural experience in IT Security and commercial systems.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and standards.
• Ability to document and articulate technical designs clearly.
• Experience collaborating with development teams to build secure solutions.
• Familiarity with common vulnerabilities and attack vectors.
Education & Certifications
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience as a senior technical resource in a security-focused organization.
• Database Administration certifications.
• CompTIA Security+
• SSCP
• AWS Security
