Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server and Postgres)

Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server and Postgres)

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We are a Chicago-based technology startup that is leading a new way forward for prescription care. We’re rethinking the pharmaceutical supply chain, introducing AI-driven marketplaces that drive down costs, and new consumer tools that guide decisions on care. Led by a team of industry experts, we’re fixing the high costs and broken experiences that define our pharmaceutical supply chain. We believe that better pricing, more information, and smarter tools can lower costs, empower consumers and help payers take control of their pharmacy benefits. The technology we’re building is the start of a new way of working together – making better outcomes possible for all.

Waltz Health Values

• Integrity: We are committed to protecting the value of clinical care across the pharmaceutical system. We are truthful and honest in our commitments with all our partners.

• Inclusion: We advocate for change that benefits us all, a smarter system that works together. We embrace our differences as well as the unique perspectives our employees and partners bring with them.

• Access: We are focused on breaking down barriers to bring choice back to the healthcare experience. We want to help all our partners get the right prescription care at the right cost.

• Accountability: We take ownership for the quality of our work and the outcomes we deliver. Our focus in on delivering a best-in-class experience for our partners while achieving bold targets.

• Progress: We believe in moving healthcare forward in everything we do. We strive for a culture that is innovating better ways to deliver pharmaceutical care.

Job Description.
Waltz Health is looking for experienced Database Administration Engineers that will oversee the database performance, perform database maintenance and support of our enterprise cloud database technologies. They be responsible for providing operational database services for our organization. Additional responsibilities include owning, tracking, and resolving database-related incidents and requests.
The role includes performance tuning and writing code for database access and modifications. Additionally, the role includes constructions including stored procedures, views, and triggers, as well as oversight of database security. This role will oversee the data integration work for the Engineering Enablement, including data model and maintaining Waltz Health Microsoft Azure database environments.

You will be reporting to the Director of Operations. You will be responsible for:

• Demonstrate knowledge of cloud database architectures.
• Manage, support, and maintain database technologies (Postgress and Microsoft SQL) and infrastructure, adhering to the architectural guidelines and policies.
• Maintain organization database diagram up to date with current implementation.
• Implementation/Support of databases, storage structures, replication, Hyperscale, Clusters, logical partitioning, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Provide DBA support for enterprise monitoring, backup, alerting, and security compliance solutions for database servers.
• Perform data analysis to uncover issues and solve complicated problems that typically span multiple systems.
• Auditing and maintaining database infrastructure configuration.
• Demonstrate a dedication to continuous improvement, both in terms of database design, performance, and cost.

In the first 90 days, you will:

• Be brought up to speed on Waltz Health products, services, and operating model.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams in the support for new products and services.
• Contribute to technology organization cloud strategy.

You will be successful because you:

• Effectively partner with information security engineers to ensure database service support information security requirements.
• Partner where necessary with business application engineering to expand and enhance database related services.
• Ensure data management solutions meet/perform to technical and functional/non-functional requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of applications and database-related issues.

You have these qualifications and skills:

• Bachelors/Degree in Computer Science or other technology field.
• 5-7 years of DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Postgress.
• Expert in writing complex stored procedures, functions, views, and triggers.
• Strong knowledge and extensive experience with database technologies supporting clustering, Data Synchronization, Encryption, Partitioning, Performance and Security.
• Sound knowledge of MS/Azure database management and performance utilities.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, fast learner, hardworking and good team player.