Senior platform engineer

Dublin
MasterCard
Platform engineer
Posted: 2 April
Offer description

Senior Platform Engineer

The Database Engineer plays a critical role within the Processing Service Delivery organization. This individual will lead large initiatives, be responsible for gathering requirements through feature requests from our development partners, perform analysis and implementation of database designs, provide consulting, and drive the best practice, governance, and standards of Database Engineering in Mastercard.

The Processing Service Delivery team is looking for a candidate who can help us solve problems, build and maintain our databases, and lead Mastercard in Database automation and best practices.

* Are you a born problem solver who loves to figure out how something works?
* Do you have a low tolerance for manual work and look to automate everything you can?
* Are you interested in leading the database realm for a high-functioning Engineering team?
* Have you worked in global teams across differing geographies?
* Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and embrace critical questioning, innovation, customer service, and continuous improvement?

About Database Engineering (DE)

Database Engineering supports Mastercard Business Systems and Operations across the globe. As part of Technology Operations, DE drives the database engineering best practice, governance, and standards in Mastercard. As a Sr. Engineer part of the Processing Service Delivery team, you will leverage your knowledge and skills to deploy and manage various database technologies in Test and Production environments for global products ranging from Developer APIs to Digital Checkout to Card Tokenization.

Main Accountabilities:

* Managing a wide variety of databases, particularly must be highly experienced in database backup and recovery, performance tuning, and high availability configuration. Database technologies include (but are not limited to): Oracle, PostgreSQL, NoSQL.
* Forward-thinking infrastructure automation and scripting skills.
* Lets in managing client's expectations and communicates proactively.
* Requires little supervision while identifying tasks associated with responsibilities.
* Collaborates with other DBAs, participates in internal projects, and leads some initiatives.
* Provides DBA suggestions and input on direction for database domain strategy.
* Reviews new tools and products that assist in providing database support and services.

Requirements:

* Bachelor's Degree in Information systems or equivalent experience.
* In-depth knowledge of database management (Installation, creation of new instances, space management, database reorganization and internals, backup and recovery, replication, performance monitoring and troubleshooting, identification of bottlenecks in locks, waits).
* Strong working knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases with relevant certifications.
* Good understanding of security standards and best practices around database platforms.

  • * Intermediate knowledge of Oracle replication implementation (Golden Gate/DataGuard).
    * Intermediate knowledge of Oracle internals.
    * Intermediate knowledge of Oracle middleware (OEM).
    * Intermediate knowledge of Oracle physical database tuning.
    * Intermediate knowledge of SQL tuning background.
    * Working knowledge of backup/recovery using RMAN for Oracle.
    * Working PL/SQL coding background.
    * Intermediate implementation knowledge of partitioning and/or sharding concepts.
    * Working knowledge of Oracle RAC, Cluster Resource software, and Oracle features.
    * Knowledge of multiple database technologies (including but not limited to): Oracle, PostgreSQL, NoSQL.
    * Understanding of CAP theorem and its implementation in NoSQL Technologies.
    * Understanding of logical and physical data models on structured and unstructured data patterns.
    * Demonstrates an understanding of Database Engineering's role in supporting business processes.
    * Demonstrates the ability to participate in cross-functional teams for estimating, application designs, and implementation strategies.

    Skills/Abilities:

    * Uses strong verbal and written communication skills to build awareness and to proactively promote DBA's position in support of sound database structures, data governance, and other Corporate strategies.
    * Ability to multi-task and prioritize efforts.
    * Ability to pick up new technologies at a quick pace.
    * Ability to work with team members located in multiple geographies.
    * Displays excellent collaborative skills with cross-functional teams.
    * Provide positive customer service to internal business partners.

    Corporate Security Responsibility:

    All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

    - Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
    - Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
    - Report any suspected information security violation or breach;
    - Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

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