Platform Database Engineer

Who are we?
A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business.  We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?

Learn more about our unique culture and history. 

Job Opportunity: 

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is seeking an experienced Platform Database Engineer in Boston, MA or Stevens Point, WI. The role requires strong technical, organizational, and analytical skills, plus the ability to manage projects independently and in teams. Supporting a global organization, this position may involve occasional night and weekend work. Candidates will complete a technical screening and formal interviews if selected by management.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Respond promptly to and resolve database-related alerts, emails, and tickets.
• Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real-time, providing end-to-end problem resolution.
• Maintain schema changes and scripts using version control (Visual Studio, TFS, DevOps).
• Work with teams that are geographically dispersed and comprised of all disciplines, such as architects, business analysts, developers and testers.
• Educate teams on best practices and provide guidance on complex query tuning and schema refinement.
• Follow established team standards. For any gap, recommend new or updated standards. Be proactive in identifying areas of improvement.
• Document and update processes and procedures when appropriate.
• Take ownership, support, and follow through on assigned deliverables, adjusting well to changes in priority.
• Develop accurate estimates of effort and timelines. Ensure that all assignments are completed accurately and within approved delivery schedules.
• Demonstrate a willingness and commitment to learn.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities, including off-hours.
• At times provide off-hours support, including weekends and holidays, on rotation.
• Other duties may be assigned, directed or requested.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of MS SQL Server database administration experience, demonstrating experience/knowledge of typical DBA tasks, including:
  • Backups, restores, recovery models, patching, disaster recovery.
  • Implementation, configuration, troubleshooting, maintenance.
  • Security, data and schema standards and concepts.
  • Performance Tuning & Optimization, indexes, index management, and statistics.

• Experience working with Enterprise Data Warehouse teams and Data Analytics teams preferred.

BHSI Offers:

• A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates.
• A dynamic, action oriented, and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates, and our other stakeholders.
• A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework.
• Benefits that support your life and well-being, which include:

The base salary range for this position in Stevens Point, WI is $75,000 to $110,000, along with annual bonus eligibility.  For the position based in Boston, MA, the base salary range is $75,000 to $110,000 along with annual bonus eligibility.  Total compensation for a candidate is determined by their relevant skills, location, and experience.  We value our teammates – both their capabilities and character – as demonstrated by our amazing culture.

NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.