Database - C Sharp Engineer

About Vital Data Technology:
Vital Data Technology® is a data science-driven health care solutions company giving payers, providers, and members the power to drive efficiencies and improve clinical and financial outcomes throughout the health care ecosystem with our proprietary artificial intelligence-enabled platform, Affinitē™. Affinitē represents a single platform to eliminate data, systems, and stakeholder silos by aligning departments and participants to transform data into actionable insights. Fueled by the most advanced data science and analytics, Affinitē enables health plans to increase operational efficiencies, lower operating costs, and improve the overall quality of health for their members.  
We’re a dynamic team of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in the healthcare technology space. Our mission is to develop intelligent SaaS solutions that align plans, providers, and members.  
About The Role:
This is an exceptional opportunity for a Microsoft SQL Database Developer to play a pivotal role in the architecture and programming of databases to support the company's web-based applications. This is a great position for the self-motivated, organized candidate who has rigorous attention to detail. The company is looking for people who are creative problem solvers and “out-of-the-box” thinkers. The ideal candidate is one that can thrive in a fast-moving, creative company and who appreciates a casual and collaborative environment.
Location: Onsite or Hybrid Responsibilities:

• Develop database objects and structures for data storage, retrieval, and reporting according to project specifications
• Develop and maintain programs written in C# for backend systems
• Implementing and testing database design and functionality, and tuning for performance
• Providing support to developers and interfacing with business users to ensure the database is satisfying technical and business requirements
• Designing and developing back-end database interfaces to web
• Developing and executing ETL processes with an emphasis on Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse or other similar cloud based technologies
• Perform the duties of a database administrator

Requirements:

• A thorough understanding of relational database theory and practice
• Analytical thinking and adept at problem-solving
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field is required, although strong database experience might be substituted in some cases
• Knowledge of major enterprise database programs, including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or IBM DB2, is required; professional certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDA) or Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional (ODACP) are a plus – strong preference for Microsoft technologies (SQL Server 2008R2 thru 2017, as well as Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Suite of reporting services)

• Working knowledge of C#
• Very strong understanding of Indexes and keys (Primary, foreign, constraints, clustered, simple, pros/cons), views, stored procedures, functions, security, transactions, normalization/denormalization, bulk operations, SSIS, triggers, temp tables
• Experience working with IaaS and PaaS services in the cloud – Azure preferred

Preferred Experience:

• Understanding of data warehouse concepts and techniques
• Healthcare domain experience, including health plans, physician organizations, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacy benefit management companies
• Experience with HEDIS
• Experience with Healthcare EDI standards, including HL7. HIPAA 5010 and various healthcare code sets (ICD9, ICD10, NDC, LOINC, etc.)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Vital Data Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.