Sr Lead, Database Engineering

S&P Dow Jones Indices is seeking a Lead database developer to be a key player in the implementation and support of Platforms for S&P Dow Jones Indices. This role requires a seasoned technologist who contributes to application development and maintenance. The candidate should actively evaluate new products and technologies to build solutions that streamline business operations. The candidate must be delivery-focused with solid financial applications experience. The candidate will assist in day-to-day support and operations functions, design, development, and unit testing.

This role is for a Postgres Database Developer.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Lead the design and implementation of database solutions using Postgres and other relational databases.
• Ensure database performance, security, and reliability; coordinate with application teams to define database design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data-driven initiatives.
• Mentor junior team members and promote best practices.
• Oversee database maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Drive innovation by evaluating and integrating new technologies.
• Produce system design documents and participate in technical walkthroughs.
• Perform application and system performance tuning and troubleshoot performance issues.
• Effectively interact with global customers, business users, and IT staff.

What We re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 8- 12 years of IT experience in application support or development.
• Strong experience in database environments - SQL, PL/SQL programming.
• In-depth knowledge of Oracle and PostgreSQL architecture.
• Drive end-to-end availability, performance monitoring, and capacity planning for databases using different tools.
• Exposure with SPARK and NoSQL-related database technologies.
• Experience in working with multi-threaded, high-performance, low-latency messaging systems.
• Experience in AWS cloud-based technologies.
• Experience using system tools, source control systems, utilities, and third-party products.
• Experience with financial applications such as Index/Benchmarks, Asset Management, Portfolio Investment modeling, or trading systems.
• Excellent communication skills, with strong verbal and writing proficiencies.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in building data analytics solutions on AWS Cloud.
• Thorough understanding of replication strategies and implementation of HA protocols for 99.99% uptime.
• Experience with implementation of data governance and data lineage.
• Proficiency in implementing data models in SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with microservice and serverless architecture implementation.