Database Developer (Contractor) - MNSITE-3762
RE/SPEC Inc. · Saint Paul, MN
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Jul 19, 2026
Saint Paul, MN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract database developer role supporting a Minnesota state government data environment, working in partnership with the Department of Corrections. Day-to-day work covers SQL Server development, ETL pipeline construction and optimization, large-scale data migration and validation, data modeling, and reporting via SSRS and Power BI — all within an Agile team. Suits a seasoned database professional with a decade or more of hands-on experience.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Contract
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 200 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 120–300
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting is titled 'Database Developer' with no seniority level in the title, hence advertised seniority is Unspecified; the 10+ year requirement and scope (enterprise migration, production support, cross-functional Agile leadership) support a Senior classification.
The role is explicitly described as a 'full-time contract consulting opportunity' — classified as Contract accordingly.
SOC is Medium confidence: the role spans database development, ETL pipeline engineering, data modeling, and reporting — it sits between Database Architects (15-1243, for the design/modeling/pipeline work) and Database Administrators (15-1242, for the production support/tuning work). The design and development emphasis tips it toward 15-1243.
SSIS, Python, and PySpark are listed together in the required qualifications as ETL options ('using SSIS, Python, PySpark, or a combination'); all three are marked required because the JD uses firm language ('demonstrated experience with') and they appear under the required section — the 'or a combination' qualifier means the tools are interchangeable in practice, but the ETL capability itself is a hard gate. They are kept as separate skills because they are distinct technologies, not true drop-in substitutes for one another.
Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Jenkins appear under Preferred Qualifications as interchangeable source-control/DevOps options — captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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