Celtic Management Services
Job Description
Location: Galway , Ireland
Contract Duration : 1 years
Salary : To be Discussed over the call
Start Date : Live
A Database Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining databases to store and manage large amounts of data efficiently. Their work is crucial in ensuring that data is stored securely, accessed quickly, and managed effectively to support applications and business operations.
Here are key responsibilities of a Database Engineer:
Database Design: They design database structures (e.g., tables, indexes) to ensure optimal performance and scalability. This often involves understanding the data needs of applications and structuring the database accordingly.
Database Development: This involves writing SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, and scripts to manage data. They may also create database schemas and write code for database applications.
Database Optimization: They optimize queries, indexes, and storage strategies to improve database performance. This includes diagnosing and resolving performance issues such as slow queries or inefficient data access patterns.
Database Security: They ensure that data is stored securely and complies with privacy and security regulations. This includes setting up user roles, permissions, encryption, and regular audits.
Database Administration: Although distinct from Database Administrators (DBAs), Database Engineers often perform tasks such as backups, disaster recovery planning, and ensuring database availability and integrity.
Data Modeling: They work on data modeling, which involves creating data models that represent the data structures and relationships between different data elements in the database.
Collaboration: Database Engineers collaborate with software developers, data analysts, and system administrators to integrate the database with applications and ensure smooth operations.
Use of Database Technologies: They work with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra) depending on the project requirements.
Being a Database Engineer requires knowledge of database management systems (DBMS), programming (e.g., SQL, Python), and an understanding of data architecture, security, and performance optimization techniques.
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