SQL Database Engineer

SQL Database Engineer #2319

Work Arrangement: Remote (U.S.-based), although candidates to Buffalo, NY, are preferred.

Location: Offsite Remote (United States)

Duration: 6-month contract (40 hours/week; 1,040 total hours) extensions possible

Engagement Type: W-2 only. No sponsorships, Corp-to-Corp, or 1099 arrangements permitted.

Overview:

The Database Engineer will join the Database Platform Engineering group , supporting SQL database environments and production operations. The team manages both database platform design/automation and day-to-day operational support. This role falls on the operational support side maintaining SQL environments, resolving tickets, and participating in on-call rotations.

This position is not an application development role . While the team may leverage scripting or automation skills where appropriate, the focus is SQL database engineering, troubleshooting, and production support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide SQL database support across production environments, including ticket queues, access requests, and ServiceNow support tasks.
• Troubleshoot SQL platform issues across Windows server environments, ensuring stability and operational continuity.
• Close an expected minimum of three tickets per day once fully onboarded.
• Participate in on-call rotation (Thursday 8 a.m. following Thursday 8 a.m.), covering nights and weekends under a primary/secondary structure.
• Escalate issues when required engineers are not expected to troubleshoot beyond expertise during on-call.
• Collaborate with platform automation engineers and internal application teams to support database stability and performance.
• Maintain documentation and adhere to internal controls, regulatory standards, and operational processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree + 6 years RDBMS experience , or a combined 8+ years higher education/work experience with at least 6 years RDBMS experience .
• Strong SQL database support experience.
• Proficiency with Windows operating environments, troubleshooting, and production operations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and time-management skills.
• Ability and willingness to participate in on-call rotation .

Preferred Qualifications:

• ServiceNow support experience.
• Experience with Ansible, Python , and/or multiple database technologies (not required).
• Prior experience supporting large RDBMS conversions, enhancements, and production issue resolution .
• 3+ years experience working with Bank applications or enterprise RDBMS support .

Schedule & On-Call Expectations:

• Standard business hours: MondayFriday, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. , daily stand-up at 8:30 a.m.
• On-call does not authorize overtime; time flexing within the same week is used when overnight work occurs.

Role Scope & Experience Target:

• Mid-level target: 35 years SQL database engineering experience preferred , but higher levels will be considered depending on salary expectations.
• The role is production-focused candidates looking for primarily coding/development are not a match.

Additional Information:

• Remote work is approved , but Buffalo-local candidates are prioritized ; fully remote candidates are not required to travel .
• Extensions are likely; conversion within the bank is possible elsewhere but not expected for this specific role .