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Job Title
Senior Database Engineer
Functional Area
Teammate - Information Technology
City
Remote
Work Location Type
Remote
Employment Type
Full-time (30+ hrs/week)/FULLTIME

Description & Requirements

Position Description & Requirements

POSITION SUMMARY 

Radiology Partners is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to play a key role in designing, optimizing, and maintaining our high-performance PostgreSQL databases that support large-scale medical imaging metadata. You will architect database solutions, define upgrade strategies, ensure multi-region cloud deployment readiness, and provide production support for live deployments. Your expertise in relational database performance, cloud database administration, and automation will be crucial in driving the scalability and reliability of our platform.

 

Who We Are and WHat we DO 

Radiology Partners, through its owned and affiliated practices, is a leading radiology practice in the U.S., serving hospitals and other healthcare facilities across the nation. As a physician-led and physician-owned practice, our mission is to transform radiology by innovating across clinical value, technology, service, and economics, while elevating the role of radiology and radiologists in healthcare. Using a proven healthcare services model, Radiology Partners provides consistent, high-quality care to patients, while delivering enhanced value to the hospitals, clinics, imaging centers and referring physicians we serve.  

 

WHy Radiology Partners and/OR Department: 

  • Competitive Benefits package – Eligibility starts the month after hire, with tiered options to choose from.  
  • Compensation Reviews, Career Growth Opportunities  
  • Flexible Remote Schedules  
  • Generous PTO Plans and Paid Holidays  
  • Proudly Certified as a Great Place to Work for Five Consecutive Years 

 

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Design and optimize PostgreSQL schemas with a focus on relational modeling, performance, and scalability.
  • Define and implement strategies for partitioning, indexing, and query optimization.
  • Collaborate with engineers to create efficient and scalable data access patterns.
  • Deploy and manage PostgreSQL on AWS RDS, ensuring high availability, security, and reliability.
  • Implement replication, failover, and disaster recovery, including multi-region setups.
  • Leverage advanced PostgreSQL features such as logical replication, read replicas, and connection pooling.
  • Tune performance by resolving query bottlenecks and supporting horizontal scaling strategies.
  • Support production deployments, CI/CD processes, and root cause analysis for database issues.
  • Ensure compliance and data security through backups, RBAC, encryption, and audit logging.

 

DESIRED PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning.
  • Experience managing high-volume, transaction-heavy relational databases.
  • Strong knowledge of SQL tuning, indexing strategies, and partitioning.
  • Experience designing and managing multi-region cloud deployments and disaster recovery strategies.
  • Hands-on experience with database upgrades, schema migrations, and versioning.
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or SQL-based automation) for database maintenance.
  • Experience supporting live production environments with 24/7 uptime requirements.
  • Experience working in an agile/scrum environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Expertise in AWS RDS for PostgreSQL, including replication, failover, backups, and scaling.
  • Experience with database monitoring tools (e.g., pg_stat_statements, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, etc.).
  • Docker and Kubernetes.

EXTRA CREDIT

  • Experience with HL7, DICOM, or other medical imaging data standards.
  • Familiarity with RDS Proxy, PgBouncer, or other connection pooling solutions.
  • Exposure to Kafka, event-driven architecture, and real-time data processing.
  • PostgreSQL certifications or AWS database-related certifications.

 The salary range for this position is $125,000 - 145,000. Final determinations may vary based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, geographic location etc. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to this range, Radiology Partners offers competitive total rewards packages, which include health & wellness coverage options, 401k benefits, and a broad range of other benefits such as family planning and telehealth (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). 

 

Radiology Partners is an equal opportunity employer. RP is committed to being an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment where everyone has equal access and equitable resources to reach their full potential. We are united by our Mission to Transform Radiology and in turn have an important impact on the patients we serve and the healthcare system overall. We hold that diversity is a key source of strength from which we will build a practice culture that is inclusive for all. Our goal is to empower and engage the voice of every teammate to promote awareness, compassion and a healthy respect for differences. 

 

CCPA Notice: When you submit a job application or resume, you are providing the Practice with the following categories of personal information that the Practice will use for the purpose of evaluating your candidacy for employment: (1) Personal Identifiers; and (2) Education and Employment History. 

 

Radiology Partners participates in E-verify. 

 

Beware of Fraudulent Messages: 

Radiology Partners will never request payment, banking or other financial information in exchange for interviews or as part of the hiring process. Additionally, we will not send checks for deposit into your bank account at any stage of recruitment. All communication during the interview and hiring process should come from an email address ending in “@radpartners.com.” If you suspect you are receiving a fraudulent job offer or solicitation from Radiology Partners or one of our local practices, please email recruiting@radpartners.com to notify our team.