Lotame Solutions, Inc. is always looking for talented individuals. We have many openings in our Technology group, but the one I’m most interested in filling is the newly opened Database Engineer position. The Database Engineer will work with me to maintain Lotame’s entire database infrastructure – including design, development, testing, implementation, monitoring and support.
Interested parties should submit their resume and contact information to:
SELECT CONCAT_WS('@','jobs','lotame.com');
Include “Database Engineer” in the subject line.
This position is in the Baltimore, MD area.
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