Summary: The Lead Database Engineer role has the ability to perform 10% architecture and 90% engineering functions where the individual contributes and/or influences the strategic direction for the Database Engineering Program. The individual will build a strong partnership with management and may manage operational and/or strategic initiatives or support for the team.
Responsibilities:
Database Engineering manages our databases with a goal to deliver secure, scalable and resilient infrastructure and software deployment capability for global solutions.
Provide administration of production, pre-production, UAT and development database systems and assist in designing of the database tier for our global systems
Provide a robust, scalable and high-performance production database environment working with system engineers, database developers and other database administrators
Requirements:
Advanced hands-on experience in configuring, patching, upgrading, and optimizing database software and related products.
Advanced experience in security, backup/recovery, architecture, networking, and administration for assigned database discipline.
Expertise and deep understanding in Database Replication setup, configuration, troubleshooting both Physical as well as Logical Replication
Proven track record in working with technology teams for the development, maintenance, testing, implementation, and support of assigned database technologies and associated software products.
Proactively monitor with advanced troubleshooting skills for database issues escalated by the business team and internal monitoring in a timely manner with strong skills to drive to root cause and remediation of issues.
Ability to develop a strong partnership with technology teams and customer to understand business needs and with advanced skills to communicate solutions in business terms.
Strong to advanced performance and tuning skills with the ability to identify, respond and resolve database performance issues; communicates database performance resolution to technical teams and business partners.
Successfully follow change management, problem management and incident management processes and procedures.
Experience with IAC Automation tools for building automation for DB builds, Patching, maintenances
Ability to handle large to enterprise project/initiatives with specialized knowledge within assigned discipline and the ability to architect solutions.
Advanced written and verbal communication skills to promote Database Engineering.
Proven track record to proactively plan and coordinate larger technical and architectural efforts within the database team and with external technology teams.
Ability to influence Company best practices in planning, coordinating, implementing, and maintaining database solutions.
Proven track record in training and mentoring members of the team by contributing to supporting documentation.
Communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a global environment.
Creates a positive culture in Database Engineering following the company procedures.
Top Must have skills:
Required Engineering Experience in Postges, Mongo, Redis
Required Automation experience in Shell, Python, Ansible, Chef
