Financial Database Engineer
Omaha, NE, US, 68137-2210
AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states. While each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, they collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services.
Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve. We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.
Job Summary
We’re looking for a Financial Database Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be asked to actively participate in the technical design, development, administration, and evaluation of existing or proposed databases by providing system expertise and database domain knowledge. Monitor database systems to ensure optimal performance to meet business requirements. Responsible for designing, transforming, and deploying data pipelines that move data from core financial systems to downstream processes. Provide support for the timely resolution of production issues which can extend outside of normal business hours.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Database Management
- Utilize management tools to maintain data confidentiality, integrity, and availability in database environments.
- Adhere to standardized database procedures and standards regarding the administration, role-based security, and utilization of database systems.
- Apply knowledge of Microsoft and Oracle databases to maintain consistent peak performance and data security.
- Provide support via an on-call rotation to monitor key enterprise systems and avoid service interruptions. This includes creating, monitoring, and responding to alerts and notifications for system events.
Database Design and Development
- Analyze, design, and implement sound database schemas.
- Collaborate with vendors, product owners, end users and technical teammates to define and design new data requirements, opportunities for automation, and resolve technical issues.
- Provide expertise in creating database tables, views, indexes, constraints, triggers, stored procedures, rules and other objects to optimize performance and enforce data integrity.
Data Transformation and Movement
- Provide expertise regarding the extraction, transformation, and loading of data.
- Develop and manage data transformations that automate and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of data processes.
Data Reporting
- Assist in developing, generating, and distributing data driven reports to meet the needs of business operational systems, business information systems, and ad-hoc decisioning.
- Assist business analysts, end-users, and management by creating PL/SQL, T-SQL and Snowflake queries (as necessary) to support ad-hoc report generation and data analysis.
Testing and Deployment
- Work with financial system and database analysts to develop adequate testing procedures for database enhancements and data corrections.
- Deploy using DevOps practices to ensure rapid and reliable delivery of database objects, reports and pipelines.
Education Requirements
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or MIS
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5 to 7 years of experience in Database management and development, experience with financial database architecture and decision support tools in an Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server environment
Why Us:
For qualifying positions, we provide a competitive benefits package designed to support health and well-being, financial security, and work-life balance:
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement Plans: 401(k)
- Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and parental leave
- Additional Benefits: Life and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), wellness programs, tuition assistance, and short-term incentive pay
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About Us:
AgCountry has 44 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serving rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.
AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Farm Credit Services of America, ACA, and Frontier Farm Credit, ACA are Equal Employment Opportunity employers, and they comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.