Senior Database Engineer

Overview :

• A Senior Database Engineer manages and optimizes database systems, ensuring efficiency, security and reliability.
• Responsibilities include designing, implementing and maintaining databases, performance tuning and troubleshooting issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Expertise in SQL, database architecture and cloud platforms is essential.
• Strong problem-solving skills, staying updated on industry trends are key to success in this role.
  

Role :

• Responsible for orchestrating upgrades, backups, and provisioning of database instances/clusters, documentation, maintenance and support of systems application software in adherence with MasterCard standards, processes and best practices.
• Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs current and upcoming technologies and frameworks.
• Perform feasibility studies, logic designs, detailed systems flowcharting, analysis of input-output flow, cost and time analysis.
• Work with project team to meet scheduled due dates, while identifying emerging issues and recommending solutions for problems and independently perform assigned tasks, perform production incident management.
• Participate in on-call pager support rotation.
• Document software programs per Software Development Best Practices. Follow MasterCard Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes.
• Assist Senior Team members in modification of the documentation templates per the needs of the project and technology.
• Contribute ideas to help ensure that required standards and processes are in place and actively look for opportunities to enhance standards and improve process efficiency.
• Support collection and reporting of project and software metrics.
  

Education :

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or Management Information Systems or equivalent work experience.
  

All About You :

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of DBA Concepts and Methodologies is required.
• Must demonstrate MC

Core Competencies

5 - 6 years of experience as DBA.

Skills/ Abilities:

• Must be high-energy, detail-oriented and proactive with the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment.
• Must provide the necessary skills to have a high degree of initiative and self-motivation with a willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities.
• Strong communication skills -- both verbal and written - with strong relationship, collaborative skills and organizational skills.
• Ability to work as a member of matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.
  

Work Shifts - It will be a rotational shift on weekly/monthly basis to provide support 24X7.