Nasscomm
Lead Database Engineer
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This role is for a Lead Database Engineer on a 6-month remote contract, with a pay rate of "TBD." Key skills include Azure data technologies, NoSQL and relational database design, and DevSecOps experience. A Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of software development experience are required.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
February 26, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Fixed Term
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
United States
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Cloud #DevOps #Azure Data Factory #TeamCity #ADF (Azure Data Factory) #Data Processing #Azure Databricks #GitHub #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #DevSecOps #Redis #Azure Cosmos DB #Microservices #Azure DevOps #PostgreSQL #Azure SQL #Database Performance #SQL (Structured Query Language) #NoSQL #Database Design #Migration #Databricks #Computer Science #Data Migration #Azure #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Scala #Security #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Data Modeling #Data Management #Datadog #Azure Portal
Role description
Role: Lead Database Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 Months contract with Possible Extension
Responsibilities
• Executes design sessions to gather requirements, review, approve, and communicate design artifacts with stakeholders
• Designing and managing various data models associated with NoSQL DBs (Azure Cosmos, Redis etc.) and Relational DBs (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL etc.)
• Implement data processing solutions for data migration and day-to-day application data management needs using Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks
• Leverage AI tools to automate SDLC activities and help improve efficiency of individuals and teams.
• Ensures database features and capabilities are incorporated into data model designs to optimize performance, security, resiliency and scalability
• Perform problem-solving application issues and production errors, including high level critical production issues that require immediate attention. Participate in an on-call support rotation
• Monitor and perform performance tuning on application DB usage and ETL/Data processing jobs
• Delivering and presenting proofs of concept to of key technology components to project stakeholders and internal technology leaders
• Working with other members of the project team to support delivery of additional project components associated with cloud data platform
• Perform other DBE duties as assigned
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field preferred
• 8+ years of overall software development experience required
• 4+ years of overall hands-on experience working with Azure data technologies like Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Redis, Azure Data factory and Azure Databricks
• Strong knowledge and experience in data modeling and relational/NoSQL database design
• Demonstrated expertise in database performance tuning
• Hands-on development experience with NoSQL DBs (Azure Cosmos DB or similar) and/or event-based streaming (Azure EventHub, etc.) technologies highly desired
• Experience building and scaling distributed, microservices based, highly available systems in cloud env (Azure / AWS)
• Expertise in understanding complex business needs, analyzing, designing, and developing solutions
• Communication and professional skills and the ability to establish relationships across business units
• Experience working in a DevSecOps environment with tools such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, Teamcity, ArgoCD, Azure Data Studio, Datadog, Azure Portal
Role: Lead Database Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 Months contract with Possible Extension
Responsibilities
• Executes design sessions to gather requirements, review, approve, and communicate design artifacts with stakeholders
• Designing and managing various data models associated with NoSQL DBs (Azure Cosmos, Redis etc.) and Relational DBs (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL etc.)
• Implement data processing solutions for data migration and day-to-day application data management needs using Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks
• Leverage AI tools to automate SDLC activities and help improve efficiency of individuals and teams.
• Ensures database features and capabilities are incorporated into data model designs to optimize performance, security, resiliency and scalability
• Perform problem-solving application issues and production errors, including high level critical production issues that require immediate attention. Participate in an on-call support rotation
• Monitor and perform performance tuning on application DB usage and ETL/Data processing jobs
• Delivering and presenting proofs of concept to of key technology components to project stakeholders and internal technology leaders
• Working with other members of the project team to support delivery of additional project components associated with cloud data platform
• Perform other DBE duties as assigned
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field preferred
• 8+ years of overall software development experience required
• 4+ years of overall hands-on experience working with Azure data technologies like Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Redis, Azure Data factory and Azure Databricks
• Strong knowledge and experience in data modeling and relational/NoSQL database design
• Demonstrated expertise in database performance tuning
• Hands-on development experience with NoSQL DBs (Azure Cosmos DB or similar) and/or event-based streaming (Azure EventHub, etc.) technologies highly desired
• Experience building and scaling distributed, microservices based, highly available systems in cloud env (Azure / AWS)
• Expertise in understanding complex business needs, analyzing, designing, and developing solutions
• Communication and professional skills and the ability to establish relationships across business units
• Experience working in a DevSecOps environment with tools such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, Teamcity, ArgoCD, Azure Data Studio, Datadog, Azure Portal
