Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. First Citizens Bank is seeking a Database Engineer Consultant to lead the development and support of infrastructure for its database technologies. The role provides technical leadership in project planning, problem resolution, system implementation, upgrades, testing, and database infrastructure reliability, availability, scalability, security, and recovery.
Responsibilities
- Consultation - Provides consultative direction and technical advice on to the Bank’s software, hardware, and related database infrastructure. Supports all areas of Technology and Operations in addressing reliability, availability, scalability, security, and recovery. Provide on-call support to ensure availability and reliability of database infrastructure. May be asked to act as a team lead. Team leads may be asked to assign tasks and mentor/train team members
- Analysis - Evaluates the performance of existing and proposed systems components in delivering solutions for technology, operations, and business needs. Analyzes hardware platforms, operating systems, applications, and data assets. Provides key insight into new systems software, hardware, and applications. Investigates solutions for enhanced data recovery
- Technical Support - Supports all areas of Technology and Operations in addressing reliability, availability, scalability, security, and recovery. Provides support for technical systems that execute business applications at a high level of ability and expertise. Configures, installs, and upgrades systems. Manages technical projects and assists management with other business initiatives. Resolves complex technical problems and failures, and automates tasks for improved efficiencies
- Technical Expertise - Maintains a strong knowledge base in order to effectively consult and direct others on technical matters. Communicates effective and clear technical information across platforms
Skills
- Understanding of relational database constructs
- High availability design of databases
- Structured query language
- Familiarity with various tools or utilities used in supporting database platforms (Commvault, TOAD, DBVisualizer, Idera, Solarwinds, etc)
- Design of databases, structured query language, and familiarity of multiple database platforms (for example, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Netezza, etc.)
- Minimum Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 8 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 12 years' experience in Database Technologies
- Experience in supporting environments with 24x7 on-call in a corporate workplace is a plus as is experience in the financial sector
- Preferred Education:Bachelor's Degree
- Preferred Area of Study:Relational Databases
- Preferred Area of Experience:Financial Sector
- Preferred Licenses or Certifications:IBM Certification - IO;Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - IO;Oracle Certification - IO
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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