Senior Database Engineer (SAP HANA)
Steampunk · Mclean, Virginia, US
Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Engineer to lead the design, optimization, security, and lifecycle management of enterprise-grade data...
Job description
Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Engineer to lead the design, optimization, security, and lifecycle management of enterprise-grade database systems across an AI-enabled software environment, with a focus on SAP HANA-based platforms. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to collaborate across engineering, analytics, and product teams. The Senior Database Engineer will design scalable, resilient, and high-performing databases; guide modernization into cloud-native data ecosystems; mentor junior engineers; and ensure that database systems fully support application, analytics, and AI/ML workloads, including those supporting enterprise SAP landscapes (e.g., S/4HANA, BW/4HANA). Contributions: - Architect and implement advanced database solutions across relational, NoSQL, cloud-native, and SAP HANA database platforms to support mission-critical systems. - Design and optimize schemas, indexing strategies, partitioning logic, and physical data models that meet performance, storage, and scalability requirements, including in-memory and columnar database approaches. - Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance issue...