Database Engineer

Jobgether·Lever
United StatesFull-timePosted Jul 6, 2026
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This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Database Engineer based in the United States.

This role sits at the core of large-scale data modernization initiatives, supporting the migration, transformation, and optimization of enterprise data systems into cloud-native environments. You will work hands-on with complex legacy datasets, ensuring they are clean, reliable, and analytics-ready for modern applications and reporting platforms. The position plays a key role in enabling data-driven decision-making by building robust ETL/ELT pipelines and strengthening data quality across systems. Operating in a highly collaborative technical environment, you will partner with application, analytics, and engineering teams to align data flows with modernization timelines. This is a delivery-focused role where precision, structure, and technical depth directly impact mission-critical outcomes. You will also contribute to data governance and documentation practices that ensure long-term scalability and trust in enterprise data assets.

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Database Engineer based in the United States.

This role sits at the core of large-scale data modernization initiatives, supporting the migration, transformation, and optimization of enterprise data systems into cloud-native environments. You will work hands-on with complex legacy datasets, ensuring they are clean, reliable, and analytics-ready for modern applications and reporting platforms. The position plays a key role in enabling data-driven decision-making by building robust ETL/ELT pipelines and strengthening data quality across systems. Operating in a highly collaborative technical environment, you will partner with application, analytics, and engineering teams to align data flows with modernization timelines. This is a delivery-focused role where precision, structure, and technical depth directly impact mission-critical outcomes. You will also contribute to data governance and documentation practices that ensure long-term scalability and trust in enterprise data assets.

Accountabilities:

    • Execute end-to-end data engineering activities including discovery, profiling, extraction, transformation, and loading of data from legacy systems into Azure-based environments, ensuring accuracy and consistency across migration workflows.
    • Design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines using modern Microsoft Azure data services, supporting structured data movement, validation, and integration across applications and reporting systems.
    • Perform data cleansing, normalization, and standardization to improve data quality, while conducting reconciliation checks and validation with stakeholders to confirm migration completeness.
    • Support data governance and documentation efforts by defining data standards, transformation logic, and maintaining technical artifacts for ongoing system reliability and compliance.
    • Collaborate with application and analytics teams to coordinate migration timelines, enable data availability for production systems, and support reporting solutions such as Power BI dashboards.
    • Requirements:

      • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, ETL development, or data migration, with strong hands-on SQL expertise and deep understanding of relational data modeling.
      • Proven experience working with data cleansing, validation, and large-scale data migration projects from legacy systems into modern cloud environments.
      • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Azure data services, including Azure Data Factory and Synapse, ideally within Azure Government Cloud environments.
      • Experience with Microsoft Dataverse, including table structures, relationships, and data modeling concepts for enterprise applications.
      • Familiarity with API-based data integration patterns, data governance principles, and analytics/reporting tools such as Power BI is highly valued.
      • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional technical teams in structured, delivery-focused environments.
      • U.S. citizenship and eligibility for Public Trust clearance required.
      • Benefits:

        • Competitive compensation aligned with experience and market standards
        • Fully remote work arrangement within the United States
        • Opportunity to work on high-impact federal and enterprise data modernization programs
        • Exposure to advanced Microsoft Azure and cloud data technologies
        • Collaborative, mission-driven technical environment focused on innovation and modernization
        • Professional growth in data engineering, cloud architecture, and enterprise analytics
        • Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity, inclusion, and fair hiring practices
How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!  Why Apply Through Jobgether?    Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time.     #LI-CL1

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