Database Engineer

$80,000 - $105,000 / year

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

As a SQL Database Engineer (DBE), you will be responsible for database administration, design, development and support applications available systems.

You will be responsible for continuously enhancing the automation process of the database and should have an interest in DevOps to help us improve our software engineering practices.

You will be required to work closely with multiple stakeholders in order to understand their database needs. After understanding their needs, you will make recommendations and provide self-services offerings that will allow stakeholders to deploy, monitor, and maintain the correct databases for their business.

You will work with fast-paced, skilled team of engineers and developers across multiple high-profile projects. You will also participate in IT projects from inception of the project up and through the daily maintenance phase of a project.

You should have good understanding of cloud concepts. If you are a top-notch DBE and looking for the next challenge, apply now!

Core Requirements and Responsibilities :

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following :

Resolve complex problems by investigating and devising solutions for database operations. May include installations, configuration, tuning and maintenance of database management.

Hands-on end-to-end Database Development encompassing Database Design and Development working with cross-functional teams.

Should be able to debug application code written in PL SQL and T SQL for different applications.

Develop automation frameworks (Infrastructure as code, CI / CD pipelines) and tooling that will be consumed by the entire engineering organization.

Understand the business priorities and requirements; architect / develop solutions to meet the business need and lead execution.

Develop new performance monitoring solutions.

Enhance automated functions including monitoring, backing up, recovering, increasing availability, user management, access to controls and logging audits.

Provides after-hours and weekend support and participate in on-call rotation (24X7)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

3+ years of experience in SQL Server administration and automation / scripting experience.

Experience with AWS database administration, deployments, ideally RDS SQL Server

2+ years of AWS cloud experience preferred

2+ years of DevOps experience preferred

Experience with backups, restores and recovery

Experience with automation, Ansible, Python, Terraform is a plus

MS SQL Server, Integration Services (SSIS) experience required.

Strong T-SQL scripting abilities and understanding of complex stored procedures, views, data aggregation / manipulation through table joins / queries, database design, normalization and de-normalization techniques.

Knowledge of SQL, data warehousing and data management concepts.

Familiarity with standard tools and platforms that enable continuous delivery such as GitLab, Octopus Deploy, Kubernetes and ServiceNow.

Nice to have experience with multi-tenant systems

Demonstrated desire and ability to learn technologies quickly

Possesses good oral and written communication skills.

Contributes to a positive team environment.

Enjoys finding and implementing solutions to new challenges.

Proactively asks questions and learns about our products.

Effectively multi-tasks and adapts to change.

Strong problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.

Ability to work productively on various projects simultaneously.

Additional Requirements and Details :

Travel required up to 10% of the time.

Located and working from an office location.

Occasional lifting and / or moving up to 10 pounds.

Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

Frequent sitting and / or standing.

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry.

Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes.

Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight right when customers need it most.

We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology.

By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

• Bias to Action : We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.
• Win Together : We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.
• Show Up Curious : We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.
• Say It, Do It : We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.
• Customer Success is Our Success : We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.
• We Love Insurance : We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

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Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.

They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.