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Senior Database Platform Engineer

Dimensional Fund Advisors
Posted 4 months ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Austin, TX 78714, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Database Platform Engineer will develop innovative solutions to enhance business operations while collaborating with technology teams.
  • Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and have over 10 years of experience with database engines and programming languages.
  • The role requires expertise in cloud platforms, SQL/NoSQL languages, and configuration management, along with experience in containerized environments.
  • The position emphasizes strong communication skills and an engineering mindset to convey complex technical concepts effectively.
  • The salary for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience, reflecting the seniority and expertise required.

Job Description:

The Senior Database Platform Engineer will work as part of a team to create and refine innovative solutions to empower our business.  This multi-discipline role will enable the business and technology teams to leverage various data platform technologies at a high level.  The Engineer will enable users to provision, analyze and consume data via performant, secure and scalable database platforms.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Architects and automates database platform provisioning, configuration, monitoring, issue remediation, and security.

  • Applies expert understanding and troubleshooting of complex database systems.

  • Establishes, implements, and maintains best practice standards around code quality, deployment, security, architecture, and automation.

  • Collaborates with business and technology teams to accomplish engineering project goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience

  • 10+ years of experience engineering for database engines (ex: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake)

  • 10+ years of experience programming interpreted scripting languages (Python and/ or Powershell)

  • 7+ years of experience working with cloud platforms in various cloud service providers (ex: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, RDS, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.)

  • 8+ years of experience using SQL or NoSQL based languages

  • 8+ years of experience using and developing with configuration management products and applying Infrastructure as Code principles (ex; Terraform, Ansible, Powershell DSC, Puppet, Chef, Cloud Formation, etc.)

  • 5+ years of experience working with containerized platforms

  • Expert knowledge of relevant database platform engine internals, infrastructure and concepts

  • Expert knowledge of CI/CD and SDLC workflow (Ex: JIRA, Git, Github, Github Actions, Liquibase, Jenkins, Octopus, DbUp, etc.)

  • Experience working with Kafka

  • Experience working and developing with/on REST APIs and other non-DB direct interfaces

  • Applies a high bar for database platform architecture and security to solutions

  • Embodies and applies an engineering mindset to all aspects of their role

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Able to communicate complex concepts to various audiences helping them to understand the benefits of technologies and recommended course of action

PREFERRED

  • Experience working with or interest in object-oriented programming languages (ex: C#, Java, C++, etc.)

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Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.  The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates. 




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