Database Engineer (Senior)

Pittsburgh, PA

Full Time

Experienced

Role Overview

The Senior Database Engineer with deep expertise in Oracle and MongoDB is meant to lead performance tuning, rapid analysis, and remediation of inefficient database components. This role is hands-on and problem-driven, requiring the ability to quickly diagnose issues, rewrite or refactor problematic queries and data access patterns, and improve performance in transaction-heavy systems. This position is focused on OLTP and transactional workloads, not large-scale analytical or data lake environments.

Key Responsibilities

Lead advanced performance tuning efforts for Oracle and MongoDB in high-throughput transactional (OLTP) systems
Rapidly analyze poorly performing database components to identify root causes across schema design, queries, and application interactions
Rewrite and optimize inefficient SQL, PL/SQL, and MongoDB queries/aggregations supporting real-time transaction processing
Review and influence data models and schema design with a focus on transactional integrity, consistency, and performance
Partner closely with application development teams to improve data access patterns, reduce latency, and eliminate performance anti-patterns
Proactively identify performance risks related to transaction volume, concurrency, and system growth
Provide fast, analytical, and decisive support for production performance issues, including transaction slowdowns and degradation
Document performance tuning decisions, improvements, and database best practices

Required Qualifications

10+ years of hands-on database engineering experience with deep expertise in Oracle and significant experience with MongoDB
Expert-level knowledge of:
- Oracle SQL performance tuning, execution plans, indexing, partitioning, optimizer behavior, and transaction management
- MongoDB performance tuning for transactional workloads, including indexing strategies and query analysis
Proven ability to rapidly diagnose and remediate performance issues in complex, high-volume transactional systems
Demonstrated experience rewriting and refactoring inefficient database logic in both legacy and modern systems
Strong understanding of concurrency, locking, and transactional consistency
Experience supporting mission-critical production systems

Skills

Solving complex database issues
Performance tuning both Oracle and Mongo
Ability to quickly diagnose problems.
Partnering and mentoring other database administrators
Strong data movement background.

Locations: Pittsburgh, PA
Work Model: On-Site 5 Days Per Week

About Techstra Solutions
Techstra Solutions helps leading organizations unlock the value of Digital and Talent Transformation. We combine business strategy, technology, and talent to guide clients through complex transformation journeys—from strategy through execution. We deliver our expertise through consulting, innovative staffing solutions, and software development, always focused on measurable outcomes and long-term impact.

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