Database Engineer

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☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Initiate Government Solutions, LLC.

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🏛️ Government

Consulting • Healthcare • Government

Initiate Government Solutions, LLC is an IT services provider specializing in offering comprehensive Enterprise IT and Health Services solutions primarily for the federal sector. They focus on data analytics, health informatics, cloud migration, and the modernization of federal information systems using best practices including ISO and CMMI standards. As a certified women-owned small business, Initiate Government Solutions has been serving the industry, as well as federal, state, and local governments since 2007. Their expertise extends to healthcare informatics, data analytics, migration of data solutions, applications and operations, and management consulting. They aim to address the most challenging healthcare IT issues with creative and innovative open-source solutions.

📋 Description

• Design scalable, secure, and highly available cloud database solutions • Perform relational data modeling and schema design for large-scale migration initiatives • Evaluate and implement database technologies, including distributed SQL databases in hybrid cloud environments • Execute structured data migration pipelines across dev-test, pre-production, and production environments • Migrate on-premises relational databases to cloud-based platforms while ensuring data integrity, minimal downtime, and performance parity • Manage data staging through cloud object storage and coordinate pipeline progression across environments • Monitor database performance using cloud-native and third-party tools • Identify and resolve bottlenecks in high-volume environments • Implement indexing, partitioning, and query optimization strategies to meet performance SLAs • Implement access controls, encryption, and auditing while maintaining compliance with data protection regulations such as HIPAA and HL7 • Review and update security policies • Validate migrated data for accuracy, completeness, and structural integrity • Develop and execute test data strategies, including synthetic data generation • Develop and maintain ETL notebooks and workflows for initial and incremental data loads • Automate data transformation, format conversion, and pipeline orchestration • Develop scripts for synthetic data generation, routine maintenance, and monitoring • Build and maintain data pipelines using Databricks notebooks and Apache Spark • Manage data flow from source systems through cloud object storage staging into target database environments • Load synthetic data into containerized local database instances for pipeline validation • Monitor and optimize database resource usage and recommend right-sizing and cost-saving measures • Collaborate with product managers, engineers, security specialists, and business analysts to deliver API products aligned with federal standards and objectives • Support the mission of improving veteran experiences through digital innovation, compliance, and API development best practices

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Public Administration, or a related field (Master’s preferred) • Hands-on experience with relational databases including SQL Server and distributed SQL platforms such as CockroachDB • Familiarity with Amazon RDS or equivalent cloud-managed database services • Strong ability to query, design, and architect databases for performance and scalability • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure and cloud-native database services • Familiarity with distributed SQL or NewSQL database platforms • Experience with columnar and open table formats such as Parquet and Delta Parquet • Proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, Bash, and Python • Proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks including pipeline development, data transformation, and test data generation • Experience with Apache Spark for large-scale data transformation and pipeline execution • Experience developing and maintaining ETL workflows using Databricks or a comparable notebook-based data platform • Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data governance standards • Excellent communication skills and attention to detail • Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance • Ability to work in the United States without sponsorship • US Citizenship because of clearance requirement • Strong organizational skills • Active VA Public Trust preferred • Prior experience with VA data systems or federal health data infrastructure preferred • Experience with hybrid cloud architectures spanning multiple providers preferred • Databricks certification or equivalent data platform certification preferred • Prior successful experience working in a remote environment preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care • Matching 401K and profit sharing • Paid time off • Training time for personal development • Flexible spending accounts • Employer-paid life insurance • Employer-paid short- and long-term disability coverage • Education assistance program with potential merit increases for obtaining a work-related certification • Employee recognition programs • Referral programs • Spot bonuses • Other benefits that help provide financial protection for the employee and their family