Principal Data Engineer

The Principal Data Engineer is responsible for leading large technical initiatives on complex solutions at WellSky, providing technical leadership, insights, and motivation to a team of highly skilled developers, and owning deliverable results in a critical area of development while providing reliable, efficient, high-quality software and hardware solutions. This role impacts architecture and process improvements across multiple product lines within a business unit.

A day in the life! 

You will be responsible for the following:

• Overseeing the performance, integrity, and security of the organization’s database systems 
• Developing and maintaining documentation of the data architecture, data flows and data models.
• Designing and implementing database solutions, managing database environments, and providing strategic guidance to ensure optimal database performance and reliability 
• Driving key technical and design discussions with technical leads across the engineering organization and in coordination with WellSky’s many business units.
• Leading database-related projects, including migrations, upgrades, and deployments 
• Monitoring and optimizing database performance, including query tuning and resource management. Implementing and managing database performance tools and technologies 
• Ensuring database security through proper access controls, encryption, and auditing. Implementing and managing data backup and recovery strategies to protect against data loss 
• Championing new techniques and influencing engineering standards across the organization 
• Collaborating with technical program management to ensure timely delivery and successful implementation of database solutions aligned with business outcomes. Leading database-related projects, including migrations, upgrades, and deployments 
• Making sound technical decisions, influencing priorities, and coming up with tradeoffs that maps to short-term and long-term goals and objectives 
• Providing advanced troubleshooting for database issues and resolving complex problems. Serving as a point of escalation for database-related incidents and issues 
• Mentoring and leading other DBAs, providing guidance and support for their professional development 
• Continuously improving upon existing processes and solutions 
• Creating technical product vision for projects across a global team 

Do you have what it takes?

Required Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in a related field 
• 12-15 years related work experience 
• Database performance tuning, backup/recovery, and security practices 

Do you stand above the rest?

Preferred Experience:

• Healthcare industry experience 
• Microsoft SQL Server 
• PostgreSQL 
• Cloud database solutions (e.g., Cloud SQL, AlloyDB) 
• Familiarity with GCP 

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Additional job expectations applicable to this position include:

• Willingness to work additional or irregular hours as needed
• Working in accordance with corporate and organizational security policies and procedures
• Performing other responsibilities as assigned

WellSky is where independent thinking and collaboration come together to create an authentic culture. We thrive on innovation, inclusiveness, and cohesive perspectives. At WellSky you can make a difference.

WellSky provides equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. WellSky is proud to be a drug-free workplace.

Applicants for U.S.-based positions with WellSky must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Certain client-facing positions may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunizations and occupational health mandates.

Here are some of the exciting benefits full-time teammates are eligible to receive at WellSky:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Mental health benefits through TelaDoc
• Prescription drug coverage
• Generous paid time off, plus 13 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 100% vested 401(K) retirement plans
• Educational assistance up to $2500 per year