[Hiring] Senior Database Platform Engineer @Dimensional Fund Advisors

Role 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.

• 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.)

Benefits

• 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.