Dimensional
SeniorDatabasePlatformEngineer
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“Senior Database Platform Engineer at Dimensional. Skills: Database platform engineering, Cloud platforms, Scripting languages, CI/CD. Architect database platform provisioning. Automate database platform provisioning”
What You'll Achieve.
Empower our business; Leverage various data platform technologies at a high level; Enable users to provision data; Enable users to analyze data; Enable users to consume data via performant, secure and scalable database platforms
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting of complex database systems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
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
Nice to Have
Experience working with or interest in object-oriented programming languages (ex: C#, Java, C++, etc. )
What You'll Do.
Architect database platform provisioning
Automate database platform provisioning
Automate database platform configuration
Automate database platform monitoring
Automate database platform issue remediation
Automate database platform security
Troubleshoot complex database systems
Establish best practice standards
Implement best practice standards
Maintain best practice standards
Accomplish engineering project goals
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborates with business and technology teams
Communication Scope
Able to communicate complex concepts to various audiences; Helping them to understand the benefits of technologies; Recommended course of action
Full Job Description
### ### **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 develop
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