Early Warning is looking for a Senior Database Engineer to support the design and operation of 24x7 environments, ensuring the availability, performance, integrity, and security of data for their financial system solutions.
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge and experience with RDBMS technologies including Oracle RDBMS On Linux, and Microsoft SQLServer, and MySQL. Experience with Cloud DBaaS solutions and tools such as Azure, AWS RDS, Cloud Watch, etc.
- Hands on experience designing and deploying database systems for high performance, resiliency, availability, and reliability on premise and in the cloud.
- Core expertise: Oracle DBA (RAC, ASM, replication, performance optimization).
- Cloud focus: Hands-on experience with AWS DBaaS; ability to design and support databases in cloud environments.
- Automation mindset: Open to implementing and using automation tools; Ansible knowledge is a plus.
- Exposure to additional RDBMS or NoSQL platforms, certifications (Oracle, AWS, SQL Server), and broader automation/DevOps tooling.
- Ability to work outside normal business hours and provide on call support.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates technical expertise in the use of database theory and technology as well as underlying physical or Cloud-based infrastructure services.
- Identify, prioritize, and perform day-to-day database administration activities, including knowledge transfer and onboarding of new technology.
- Designs, installs, maintains, and supports database systems including audit and compliance support.
- Maintains documentation on existing and updated practice standards and procedures.
- Collaborates and facilitates pro-actively with internal staff to define and resolve issues, including information flow and content issues and help transform business requirements into environment specific databases.
- Supports/ consults the shaping of technical vision, including recommendations for process improvement.
- Investigates and implements automation to enable the business.
Other
- A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in database engineering.
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Collaborates and builds department level influence and motivate others, serve as internal catalyst for process improvements and efficiencies.
- Supports the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data; align department policy, standards, and procedures.
- Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.
