Database Engineer

ProviderTrust Summary

ProviderTrust was founded in 2010 with a mission to create safer healthcare for everyone through OIG and state Medicaid exclusion monitoring. Today, the organization has developed the industry’s most accurate dataset for ongoing exclusion monitoring and primary source verification, serving the nation’s top health systems, payers, and healthcare organizations. Our solutions monitor employees, vendors, provider networks, licenses, credentials, and more for OIG and state Medicaid exclusions, sanctions or disciplinary actions, license expirations, or suspensions. With a team of 100 employees, our Nashville-based company has consistently been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare, Inc. Magazine, and the Nashville Business Journal. To learn more, visit [providertrust.com]

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Database Engineer to join our growing healthcare SaaS organization in Nashville, TN. As a member of the Platform engineering team, the successful candidate will work on emerging technologies to enhance ProviderTrust's existing products and to develop innovative products and solutions.

Suggested Skills and Experience:

• BS degree in engineering, computer science, or relevant work experience
• Ability to optimize database performance
• Experience with AWS RDS, Aurora and PostgreSQL
• Skills in implementing read replica databases
• Experience with blue/green deployments for database changes and upgrades
• Experience with backup and recovery strategies using AWS Backup
• Experience with logging and monitoring systems (Splunk, AWS CloudWatch)
• Experience with Terraform creating databases and configuration.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (experience with GitHub Actions preferred)
• Review access management (e.g. role based permissions)
• Ability to assess security aspects of database (i.e. auditing, access)
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• The ability to work efficiently and lead yourself in a fluid environment
• Strong interest in new technologies
• Demonstrate a strong passion for success as well as strong work ethic

Duties and Responsibilities

• Optimize Database Performance: Proactively identify and implement performance enhancements, driving continuous improvement without the need for direct assignments.
• Issue Ownership: Take full responsibility for database-related challenges, ensuring prompt resolution and thorough documentation of solutions.
• Database Infrastructure Development: Design and enhance database infrastructure to ensure scalability, reliability, and efficiency that align with platform requirements.
• Security Management: Monitor and enforce best practices for database security, conducting regular audits and proactively addressing vulnerabilities.
• Collaboration for Performance: Partner with engineering teams to boost database query performance by providing actionable insights and recommendations.
• SLA Compliance and Uptime: Ensure adherence to service level agreements (SLAs) and maintain high database uptime, accurately fulfilling requests within established timelines.

What It's Like to Work Here

At ProviderTrust, we recognize that experience is built in many ways. If you have relevant skills that are not reflected in your resume or your experience doesn’t match our exact requirements, we welcome your candidacy and encourage you to share more. We champion building a team that embodies empathy, equity, respect, and inclusivity while actively supporting our community, clients, partners, and friends. We value differences of opinion and embrace unique perspectives. We desire an environment that allows all team members to bring their whole selves to work unashamedly. We carefully consider every application and will either move forward with you, find another team that might be a better fit, keep in touch for future opportunities, or thank you for your time. ProviderTrust is an equal opportunity employer.

To be great at ProviderTrust, we find our team members have these things in common:

• Gain energy from working in a fast-paced, creative environment
• Decision-making that employs a blend of data-driven insights and intuition
• Ability to multitask and handle multiple projects concurrently
• Resilience and positivity, able to address setbacks and bounce back quickly
• Resourcefulness, discovering creative ways to get things done
• Joy in making an immediate and positive impact
• Diverse interests that are welcomed and extend beyond our organization

Things That Make Us A Great Place To Work

• Hybrid schedule: 3 days in office
• 16-week paid primary caregiver with a 2-week phase-back leave policy
• 4-week paid secondary caregiver leave policy
• Competitive base salary and incentive package with 401k matching, HSA employer contribution, and company-paid life and disability insurance
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits: PT pays 80% of your premiums. We also offer access to a range of free mental health and well-being resources.
• Unlimited PTO, 11 paid holidays, and a flexible work schedule
• Internal professional growth, development, and mobility
• Daily all-company morning huddles to sync up across the business
• In-office experience: fully stocked kitchen, ergonomic desk setup, dog-friendly, and many celebrations!
• Remote experience: home office set-up with technology provided, remote-friendly meetings and celebrations, and interest-specific Slack channels for connecting across teams
• Fitness stipend, wellness program, and cell phone reimbursement
• Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work (2021-2025)
• The Tennessean Top Work Places (2022-2025)