Database & Data Engineer

Job description

Position Overview The Database & Data Engineer drives the design, performance, and reliability of NBI’s SQL ecosystem, including Azure SQL environments, data warehouses, and business-critical systems .

This role focuses on building well-architected, secure, and high-performing database solutions that support integration across multiple systems and enable teams to turn data into action.

You will design schemas, indexes, and pipelines , proactively optimize queries and performance, enforce data governance and security standards, and collaborate with analysts, marketers, and operations teams to implement solutions that power campaigns, reporting, and strategic decisions.

This is not a maintenance role — it’s an opportunity to own, transform, and protect the databases and integrations that underpin the company’s growth and decision-making.

Why This Role Matters Build well-designed, fast, secure, and scalable database foundations that support all business-critical systems.

Ensure high-performance, reliable, and optimized SQL Server and Azure SQL databases .

Design and build integrations between multiple business systems (CRM, marketing platforms, reporting tools) that unify the customer story.

Provide guidance and architectural expertise for analysts, marketers, and other teams to implement database-driven solutions.

Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and tune databases to prevent bottlenecks and ensure system reliability.

Maintain data security, governance, and integrity across all platforms.

Key Responsibilities Database Design & Performance - Design and optimize schemas, tables, indexes, and queries for scalability, performance, and reliability.

- Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune databases to resolve bottlenecks proactively.

- Participate in database migrations, upgrades, and performance tuning across Azure SQL and other environments.

System Integration & Data Unification - Build and maintain ETL pipelines, APIs, and scripts to connect CRM, marketing, reporting, and other platforms.

- Ensure data hygiene, identity resolution, and deduplication across systems.

- Align data structures to deliver a single source of truth for reporting and analytics.

Support & Collaboration - Translate business requirements into technical solutions that enable teams to succeed.

- Provide guidance and support to other developers and teams implementing queries, reports, or integrations.

- Maintain documentation, data dictionaries, and pipeline diagrams for clarity and governance.

Security & Governance - Enforce database permissions, access controls, and security best practices .

- Build monitoring, logging, and error-handling frameworks to ensure system reliability and integrity.

- Define and track SLAs/SLIs for data availability, freshness, and accuracy.

Qualifications / Experience / Skills Education:

• - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience.

Experience:

• - 5+ years in database administration, database engineering, or SQL Server development , ideally in Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL environments .
  
  - Proven experience designing and optimizing schemas, tables, indexes, and queries for scalability, performance, and reliability.
  
  - Hands-on experience monitoring, troubleshooting, and tuning Microsoft SQL Server / Azure SQL databases .
  
  - Experience designing and building data integrations between business systems using ETL pipelines, APIs, or custom scripts.
  
  - Demonstrated commitment to data security, governance, and compliance .
  
  - Experience supporting analysts, marketers, or other teams by providing database guidance and architectural expertise.

Technical Skills:

• - Expert in Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) and Azure SQL (Managed Instance, SQL Database, SQL on VMs).
  
  - Strong SQL skills — writing and optimizing queries, stored procedures, and views.
  
  - Performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization .
  
  - Experience with integration development : designing and building ETL pipelines, APIs (REST, SOAP, GraphQL), and system-to-system scripting.
  
  - Knowledge of data modeling (normalization, star schemas, primary/foreign key relationships).
  
  - Familiarity with monitoring and performance tools (SQL Profiler, SQLSentry, Azure monitoring).
  
  - Experience with scripting or automation (Python, PowerShell, or similar).
  
  - Version control and deployment experience (e.g., Git, CI/CD workflows).


• Programming Skills Programming / Development Enhancements Build and maintain APIs, scripts , and backend logic to integrate internal and external systems (CRM, marketing automation, reporting tools, etc.).
• Develop automation utilities to streamline manual data workflows (e.g., quality checks, data refreshes, file transfers).
• Write and optimize stored procedures , joins, and transformation logic that prepare data for analytics, dashboards, and campaign execution.
• Use a general-purpose programming language (e.g., Python, C#, or Java) to support data ingestion, transformation, or enrichment from external sources.
• Implement error-handling, logging, and monitoring frameworks in pipelines and integrations to ensure system resilience.
• Collaborate with IT and development teams to support middleware and custom applications that depend on shared data.

Contribute to version control and CI/CD workflows (e.g., Git) to manage code, deployments, and database changes.

  Soft Skills:

• - Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking — able to troubleshoot complex database and integration issues.
  
  - Excellent communication skills — translating technical requirements into actionable solutions for business teams.
  
  - Collaborative and approachable — works effectively across cross-functional teams.
  
  - Mentors and supports other developers , helping enforce best practices and scalable solutions.
  
  - Proactive, reliable, and accountable — takes ownership of database health, performance, and integrity.


• Location Hybrid in Eau Claire, WI — a mix of focused, heads-down work and collaborative team time Powered by JazzHR

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