Senior SQL Support Engineer

About the job

**Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Senior SQL Support Engineer in Charlotte, NC.

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 3 months to start (ongoing)**

The Senior Database Engineer is responsible for enterprise SQL engineering, DBT transformation integrity, and PostgreSQL performance optimization. This role serves as the primary authority on schema design, indexing strategies, and large-scale data operations.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years enterprise SQL engineering experience
• Deep PostgreSQL expertise
• DBT transformation experience
• Advanced query tuning and performance diagnostics
• Experience in financial or regulated environments
• Prior Level 2/3 SQL Support in large environments desired

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead PostgreSQL architecture and performance optimization
• Design and optimize complex SQL queries supporting APIs and DBT models
• Analyze execution plans and tune high-volume workloads
• Implement indexing and partitioning strategies
• Conduct database health assessments and capacity planning
• Develop SQL investigation playbooks for L2 escalations

Deliverables & Outcomes:

• Reduce DBT runtime and transformation failures
• Improve database query performance
• Structure database monitoring and maintenance procedures
• SQL diagnostics documentation and runbooks