FIS
financial technology
SeniorDatabaseEngineer(DBA,DataModeling)
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“Senior Database Engineer (DBA, Data Modeling) at FIS. Skills: Data modeling, database design, Database schema creation and management, Backup and recovery, Performance management and tuning, Data Migration, SQL code reviews and walk-thru, Capacity planning, Storage management techniques, Extensible data type administration, Automation, Troubleshooting Skills, Source code management tools, IaaC tools, Cloud concepts, CI/CD tools, Database knowledge, Procedural skills, Data security. Data modeling”
What You'll Achieve.
Responsible for ensuring peak system performance (such as throughput, latency, I/O, Memory, CPU)
Industry & Context.
analytical, problem-solving skills; Analyze, solve, and correct issues to provide problem resolution; identify performance bottlenecks and their root cause
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of hands-on experience of Java software design & development, Fluent in English
Nice to Have
Knowledge of power designer, Knowledge of Jenkin/Ansible, Experience in Cloud concepts and technologies, container build and orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, horizontal scaling, AWS certification is a plus, Knowledge of Banking or Financial Domain, analytical, problem-solving skills and ability to lead others, Possesses communication skills (verbal and written) with good listening capabilities, Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities, Team Player, interpersonal & presentation skills
What You'll Do.
Data modeling and database design
Database schema creation and management
Performance management and tuning
SQL code reviews and walk-thru
Storage management techniques
Extensible data type administration
Web-specific technology expertise
Troubleshooting Skills
Source code management tools
Working knowledge with IaaC tools
Understand technical requirements and the overall business objectives of applications
Work with the development teams to resolve and correct performance or scalability issues
Possess DevOps knowledge and experience in maintaining Git workflows for version control (source code management)
Participate/contribute in developing overall automated performance-test plans to validate load
and reliability standards of the application
Analyze performance test results and work with development teams to identify performance bottlenecks and their root cause
and correct issues to provide problem resolution
Collaborate with members of the development and performance teams to solve database performance and scalability problems
Work with development to discuss and review database schema design and changes
Review and help tune SQL Statements and efficiently work with various tuning tools
Research and suggest database level configuration tuning
Responsible for ensuring peak system performance (such as throughput
Monitor and troubleshoot performance and scalability issues in production and internal performance labs
Work in Agile environment and contribute to all agile ceremonies
SQL code reviews and walk-thru
Troubleshooting Skills
Database deployment tool
Working experience in Agile development
and Test-Driven Development
Experience working with Cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
Knowledge of Banking or Financial Domain
problem-solving skills and ability to lead others
Possesses communication skills (verbal and written) with good listening capabilities
Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities
interpersonal & presentation skills
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with the development teams to resolve and correct performance or scalability issues; Collaborate with members of the development and performance teams to solve database performance and scalability problems; Work with development to discuss and review database schema design and changes; work as part of a global team
Communication Scope
Fluent in English; Excellent communicator – ability to discuss technical and commercial solutions to internal and external parties and adapt depending on the technical or business focus of the discussion; Possesses communication skills (verbal and written) with good listening capabilities
Process & Methodology
Organized approach – manage and adapt priorities according to client and internal requirements
Full Job Description
Job Posting Description Are you curious, self-motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun. **About the team** – It’s an amazing opportunity to join a talented team of functional and technical folks doing interesting work at the world’s largest global provider dedicated to financial technology solutions! **What you will be doing –** * **Data modeling and database design** – Data modelling is very important aspect of DBA activity, preferably knowledge of power designer. * **Database schema creation and management** \- A DBA must be able to translate a data model or logical database design into an actual physical database implementation and to manage that database once it has been implemented. * **Backup and recovery** \- Implementing robust backup and recovery procedures is the insurance policy of the DBA. * **Performance management and tuning** \- DBA must be able to proactively monitor the database environment and to make changes to data structures, SQL, application logic or the DBMS subsystem to optimize performance. DBA must be able to identify the performance issue in production and able to triage production issue. * **Data Migration** – Data migration experience on Oracle/DB2/Postgres on same or across RDBMS using own built tools or third-party migration tools. Migrating database to cloud from local databases. * **SQL code reviews and walk** -thru - DBA must possess in-depth SQL knowledge so they can understand and review SQL and host language programs and to recommend changes for optimization. * **Capacity planning** \- DBA must support more data, more users, and more connections. The ability to predict growth based on application and data usage patterns and to implement the necessary database chan
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