首席数据库工程师
Principal Database Engineer
职位描述：
首席数据库工程师（DBE）是负责NextGen企业数据库平台架构、自动化、性能和运营卓越性的高级技术领导者，这些平台支持以云为主的医疗应用。该角色将深入的数据库工程与站点可靠性工程（SRE）和DevOps实践相结合，在公共云环境中构建高可用性、可扩展、安全且可观测的数据平台。
· 在云环境（AWS、GCP）中定义、设计、演进并管理高可用性、弹性和安全的企业数据库平台。
- 领导Microsoft SQL Server平台的可靠性、性能、可扩展性和生命周期管理，同时推动企业范围内的迁移和现代化计划，向PostgreSQL和云原生数据库服务转型。
- 使用基础设施即代码（IaC）和配置管理设计和开发数据库供应、补丁、备份验证、故障转移测试和常规维护的自动化框架。
- 与平台工程团队合作，设计和实现强大的数据库发布自动化、CI/CD流水线、模式版本控制和环境标准化。
- 与应用开发团队协作，优化数据库设计、查询性能、模式演进和云原生及微服务架构的部署策略。
- 建立全面的数据库可观测性标准，实现在所有数据库环境中的遥测、日志、主动警报和性能分析。
- 定义和改进数据库可靠性目标、恢复策略和操作准备实践。
- 领导主要数据库生产事件后的根本原因分析（RCA），推动永久性纠正措施，并建立事后回顾以降低未来风险。
- 编写企业工程标准、可重用自动化模块和全面的技术文档，以减少操作复杂性并提高平台一致性。
- 与工程领导层合作，将数据库技术路线图与业务目标对齐。
- 持续评估新兴数据库和数据层技术，推荐能提升长期可靠性、可扩展性、安全性和成本效率的架构改进。
- 作为数据库架构和云迁移的主要技术权威，指导初级和中级工程师
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Job Description:
The Principal Database Engineer (DBE) is a senior technical leader responsible for the architecture, automation, performance, and operational excellence of NextGen's enterprise database platforms supporting cloud-first healthcare applications. This role bridges deep database engineering with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps practices to build highly available, scalable, secure, and observable data platforms across public cloud environments.
· Define, architect, evolve and govern highly available, resilient, and secure enterprise database platforms across cloud environments (AWS, GCP).
- Lead the reliability, performance, scalability, and lifecycle management of Microsoft SQL Server platforms while driving enterprise-wide migrations and modernization initiatives toward PostgreSQL and cloud-native database services.
- Design and develop automated frameworks for database provisioning, patching, backup validation, failover testing, and routine maintenance using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management.
- Partner with Platform Engineering to design and implement robust database release automation, CI/CD pipelines, schema versioning, and environment standardization.
- Collaborate with application development teams to optimize database design, query performance, schema evolution, and deployment strategies for cloud-native and microservices-based architectures.
- Establish comprehensive database observability standards, implementing telemetry, logging, proactive alerting, and performance analytics across all database environments.
- Define and improve database reliability objectives, recovery strategies, and operational readiness practices.
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and drive permanent corrective actions following major database production incidents, establishing post-mortem reviews to mitigate future risks.
- Author enterprise engineering standards, reusable automation modules, and comprehensive technical documentation to reduce operational complexity and improve platform consistency.
- Align database technology roadmaps with business goals in partnership with engineering leadership.
- Continuously evaluate emerging databases and data-tier technologies to recommend architectural improvements that enhance long-term reliability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Serve as the primary technical authority for database architecture and cloud migrations, mentoring junior and mid-level engineers while influencing technical strategy across the engineering organization.
- Support strategic cloud initiatives across AWS and Google Cloud while remaining cloud-provider agnostic wherever practical.
- Perform other duties that support the overall objective of the position.
Education Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
- Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.
Experience Required:
- 10+ years of experience designing, supporting, and managing enterprise relational database platforms in production, with extensive experience operating in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices.
- Experience participating in incident response, root cause analysis, SRE initiatives, and implementing database DevOps practices like schema versioning and release automation.
- Experience mentoring engineers, influencing enterprise technical standards, and driving legacy database migrations (such as SQL Server) to cloud-native or open-source platforms.
- Experience supporting cloud-native applications, Kubernetes, or containerized workloads, ideally within SaaS, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries (preferred).
License/Certification Required:
- Microsoft SQL Server certification or equivalent experience.
- AWS or Google Cloud Professional certification (preferred).
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent containerization certification (preferred).
- Terraform Associate or equivalent Infrastructure as Code certification (preferred).
- ITIL Foundation or SRE-related certifications (preferred).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge of: Expert-level Microsoft SQL Server administration, engine internals, high availability/disaster recovery (HADR) strategies, and performance engineering. PostgreSQL or other enterprise relational database platforms, including database design, query optimization, and modernization pathways. Public cloud architectures (AWS/GCP), containerized environments (Kubernetes), and modern infrastructure automation principles. Observability and monitoring frameworks, including tools like Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry (preferred).
- Skill in: Advanced scripting and programming using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or equivalent languages to eliminate manual operational toil through automation. Database performance engineering, advanced SQL query tuning, and deep troubleshooting of distributed data systems. Influencing and presenting technical strategies and architectures to both technical teams and executive-level leadership.
- Ability to: Influence technical strategy and translate complex technical concepts into actionable architectures across multi-disciplinary engineering organizations. Balance urgent operational support and platform maintenance with strategic, forward-looking engineering innovation. Communicate complex technical designs clearly and author comprehensive technical standards and documentation. Act as a cultural catalyst for DevOps and SRE adoption within the broader database engineering community.
The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.
NextGen Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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