Backend Engineer

• 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

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Database Engineer