Database Administration Managed Services Engineer III

Our Deloitte Customer team empowers organizations to build deeper relationships with customers through innovative strategies, advanced analytics, Generative AI, transformative technologies, and creative design. We can enhance customer experiences and drive sustained growth and customer value creation and capture, through customer and commercial strategies, digital products and innovation, marketing, commerce, sales, and service. We are a team of strategists, data scientists, operators, creatives, designers, engineers, and architects. Our team balances business strategy, technology, creativity, and ongoing managed services to solve the biggest problems that affect customers, partners, constituents, and the workforce.

Work You’ll Do

As a Managed Services Engineer II on the Human Services Transformation team, you will be responsible for…

• Administer and maintain PostgreSQL database environments supporting application and operational needs
• Analyze and optimize database performance, including query tuning, table tuning, and configuration updates
• Support database operations for development teams, including deployments, schema changes, troubleshooting, and issue resolution
• Manage and monitor Microsoft Azure database platforms, including Azure Cosmos DB, to support availability and performance objectives
• Perform database maintenance activities such as backup, recovery, patching, capacity planning, and performance monitoring

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes – is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Human Services Transformation offering delivers large, complex systems development and transformation projects to Human Service agencies across federal, state, and local government agencies.

The Project Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree 
• 3+ years of experience administering PostgreSQL databases in production environments
• 3+ years of experience with database performance optimization, query tuning, and table tuning
• 2+ years of experience administering Microsoft Azure databases, including Azure Cosmos DB
• 2+ years of experience supporting application development teams with database operations, deployments, and schema changes
• 2+ years of experience performing database backup, recovery, monitoring, and maintenance activities
• Ability to travel 0-25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred:

• Experience with database automation using Structured Query Language (SQL), shell scripting, or Python
• Experience with production database incident support, root cause analysis, and issue remediation
• Experience with database monitoring and diagnostic tools
• Experience supporting cloud-based database migration or modernization activities
• Experience supporting government or public sector technology environments