Sr. Database Architect

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Job description

Overview:

About MPOWERHealth:

For over a decade, MPOWERHealth has supported the independent musculoskeletal physician with best-in-class clinical services, back-office solutions, and advanced technology. We pride ourselves on being a partner that offers foresight to customers. We simplify what's complex, and we help them find a better way. Our best-in-class analytics coupled with industry-leading expertise make MPOWERHealth the company our customers can rely on no matter what lies ahead.

Benefits:

Multiple medical plan options

Health Savings Account with company contributions

Dental & vision coverage for you and your dependents

401k with Company match

Vacation, sick time & Company paid holidays

Company wellbeing program with health insurance incentives

The Sr. Database Architect is responsible for ensuring data assets are of proper quality and highly available to our business decision process. This role shall build and architect MS SQL database systems/servers, while collaborating closing with integration and reporting teams to deliver best possible solutions. This is a hands-on role that will also optimize databases for scalability and performance, lead projects and provide technical guidance to other developers, both, onshore and offshore.

Responsibilities:
Build and oversee the data architecture design, and manage database systems

Create databases and provide access to users while meeting security requirements

Ensure optimal performance and scalability for SQL Servers in Azure - either on VM, Managed Instances, or SQL DBs

Identify system bottlenecks, and optimize performance to ensure timely deliverables

Work with developers on indexing and query-tuning, and provide guidance in building optimal code

Work with IT team to review and refine procedures for disaster recovery and high availability

Monitor SQL Servers, disk space, resource utilization and ensure capacity needs are met

Leverage SQL and Azure tools to monitor jobs, optimize processes and build better solutions

Work closely with offshore/onshore developers and users and coordinate on deliverables

Take ownership to maintain a high level of uptime and performance for all databases and services

Assist with managing source code and deployments, and implement best-practices

Develop and implement database/reporting policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, performance, and service provision

Assist with streamlining data integration processes, improving efficiencies, reducing effort related to development and support, while providing security, flexibility and scalability

Build and maintain strong relationship between different business units and onshore/offshore teams

Research and evaluate new tools/features Azure (Data Lake, Databricks, Purview, Fabric, ) and assist in building Proof-of-Concept.

Assist with other analysis, development, QA as needed

Qualifications:
10+ years of experience in Data Architecture, database development, integration, and related areas

5+ years of hands-on experience optimizing SQL Server databases for scalability and performance

3+ years working with SQL Server in Azure - either on VM or Managed Instance

3+ years working with offshore team

Exceptional knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server internals and optimization on a VM/Azure

Ability to quickly grasp and articulate dependencies between processes and data

Strong ability to analyze systems and data and pay attention to detail

Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills

Takes initiative and can manage and complete multiple concurrent projects in a timely manner

Preferred Experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combinations of education and experience

Experience leading projects

Experience working with Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Power BI

It is the policy of MPOWERHealth not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.

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