Senior Data Engineer, SQL DBA, Team Lead

Summary

Join M3 Global Research, a subsidiary of the global healthcare technology leader M3 Inc., as a Senior Data Engineer with SQL DBA expertise. This role combines database administration with team leadership, focusing on optimizing, securing, and maintaining databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle). You will lead a team of Power BI and Data Engineers, prioritizing tasks, communicating with stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. The position offers growth potential into a management role. Strong SQL database administration skills and excellent communication and leadership abilities are essential. This is a remote position.

Requirements

• Strong SQL database administration expertise (performance tuning, security, backup/recovery)
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to work with both technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to prioritize and manage a team’s workload while driving business objectives
• Problem-solving mindset with a strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle) for performance, security, and availability
• Design and maintain database schemas, indexes, and partitions to support scalability and efficiency
• Perform database monitoring, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning
• Implement security best practices, including access control, encryption, and auditing
• Troubleshoot database performance issues and optimize query performance
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security policies, and industry standards
• Act as the public-facing lead for the Power BI/Data Engineering team, effectively communicating with business stakeholders
• Conduct daily stand-ups, prioritize tasks, and ensure the team is aligned with business needs
• Translate business requirements into actionable data engineering tasks
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that Power BI and data solutions meet business objectives
• Mentor team members and drive best practices in data management and reporting