Mastercard

SeniorPlatformEngineer-DatabaseAdmin

$96–163k O'Fallon, Missouri, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Platform Engineer - Database Admin at Mastercard. Skills: Database administration, Oracle, Data migration, Platform engineering. Provide world-class support. Provide expertise to database environments”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Trouble shooting

Eligibility Requirements

On call rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Advance knowledge of Oracle middleware, Advance knowledge of Oracle physical database tuning, Intermediate/Advance knowledge of SQL tuning, Working knowledge of backup/recovery, Working PL/SQL coding background, Advance implementation knowledge of partitioning, Advanced knowledge of Oracle RAC, Advanced knowledge of Cluster Resource software, Advanced knowledge of Oracle 12C features, Proficient with Oracle RDBMS installation, Proficient with Oracle RDBMS configuration, Proficient with Oracle Enterprise Monitoring, Proficient with Oracle alerting tools, Proficient with Oracle alerting processes, Proficient in setup of Oracle replication, Proficient in setup of Postgresql replication, Proficient in configuration of Oracle replication, Proficient in configuration of Postgresql replication, Proficient in monitoring of Oracle replication, Proficient in monitoring of Postgresql replication, Proficient with collecting Oracle diagnostics, Proficient with tuning Oracle, Proficient with SQL tuning, Proficient with Oracle procedural languages, Proficient with SQL, Proficient with Linux (RedHat), Working knowledge of Data Modelling, Working knowledge of scripting languages

Nice to Have

Bachelor’s Degree in Information systems

What You'll Do.

Provide world-class support

Provide expertise to database environments

Set direction for enterprise leadership

Design highly available solutions

Build highly available solutions

Design scalable solutions

Build scalable solutions

Design efficient solutions

Build efficient solutions

Represent Data Architecture team

Integrate technologies

Contribute to technology roadmaps

Configure new database installations

Set up new database installations

Review existing configurations

Review existing installations

Provide design decisions for improvements

Implement backup strategies

Develop architectures to migrate data

Migrate entire databases

Implement architecture migrating databases

Deliver architecture migrating databases

Perform production level support

Work with RDBMS vendors

Work with support channels

Work with application teams

Lead use of best practices

Set direction for best practices

Set direction for application database solutions

Implement new strategies

Identify new strategies

Communicate new strategies

Represent Data Architecture in planning

Represent Data Architecture in long term direction

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Multiple application teams; Multiple geographies; Multiple time zones

Communication Scope

Verbal communication; Written communication

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

**Our Purpose** _Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200 + countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential._ **Title and Summary** ### Senior Platform Engineer - Database Admin ### Overview • Provide world-class support and expertise to all of MasterCard’s Database environments. • MasterCard’s Database Architects set the direction for the enterprise leadership to design and build highly available, scalable and efficient solutions • Represent MasterCard’s Data Architecture team as a subject matter expert. • Continually look for opportunities to create efficiencies and provide expertise to integrate technologies and platforms into current environments • Provide leadership and contribute to technology roadmaps to support MasterCard’s vision • What technologies do you have hands-on experience with, and what degree is that experience? • In your current role, what new database technologies have you integrated into your current environment and how? • What experience do you have with data migration and integration from multiple systems? Role • Configure and set up new database installations • Review existing configurations and installations and provide design decisions for improvements to platform environments • Implements backup strategies and performs upgrades and patching • Develop architectures to migrate data and entire databases; Implement and deliver on the architecture migrating databases. • Perform production level support and be part of the on call rotation when required. • Work with RDBMS vendors and their respected support channels when required. • Work with multi

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