The Database Engineer will be actively involved in the evaluation, review, and management of databases. You will be part of a Team who supports a range of Applications and databases. You should be well versed in database administration which includes installation, performance tuning and troubleshooting. A strong candidate will be able to rapidly troubleshoot complex technical problems under pressure, implement solutions that are scalable, while managing multiple customer groups.

What You Will Do

• Develop and operationalize large-scale enterprise data solutions with a focus on high availability, low latency and scalability.
• Provide guidance, documentation and automation capabilities for Disaster Recovery as part of application deployment.
• Ensure data security and protection by consistently maintaining security postures.
• Work closely with compliance teams to ensure all our tools/solutions meet the necessary compliance guidelines(PCI,FISMA,FedRAMP,etc)
• Build infrastructure as code (IAC) patterns that meet security and engineering standards using one or more technologies (Terraform, scripting with cloud CLI, and programming with cloud SDK).
• Build CI/CD pipelines for build, test and deployment of application and cloud architecture patterns, using platform (Jenkins) and cloud-native toolchains.
• Knowledge of the configuration of monitoring solutions and the creation of dashboards (DPA, DataDog, Big Panda, Prometheus, Grafana, Log Analytics. Chao Search)
• Effectively communicate to technical peers and team members in both written and verbal formats.
  
  

What Experience You Need

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent job experience required
• 5-7 years of experience in database administration, system administration , performance tuning and automation
• 2+ years of experience on Cloud native services like BigQuery, Cloud Spanner, DataFlow. Cloud Storage, Cloud Data Fusion, Cloud Functions, Cloud Composer or any other Google Cloud Analytical Services
• Experience in managing Traditional databases like SQLServer/Oracle/Postgres/MySQL and providing 24*7 Support
• Experience in implementing and managing Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Python, Chef) and source code repository (GitHub).
• Demonstrable cross-functional knowledge with systems, storage, networking, security and databases
• Experience in designing and building production data pipelines from data ingestion to consumption within a hybrid big data architecture, using Cloud Native GCP, Java, Python, Scala, SQL etc.
• Understanding of GKE and distributed databases like cockroachDB, TigerGraph,Neo4j is a plus
• Proficiency with continuous integration and continuous delivery tooling and practices
• Cloud Certification Strongly Preferred
  
  

What Could Set You Apart

An ability to demonstrate successful performance of our Success Profile skills, including:

• Automation - Uses knowledge of best practices in coding to build pipelines for build, test and deployment of processes/components to improve own work and the work of less experienced colleagues; Builds and maintains an understanding of technology trends and use knowledge to identify factors that used to automate system/process deployments
• Data / Database Management - Uses knowledge of Database operations and applies engineering skills to improve resilience of products/services. Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, modifies programs/scripts and integrated software services; Contributes to the discussions in new product development or existing product feature enhancements. Helps in the process of developing methods, tools, and techniques used in day-to-day data management; Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work
• Operational Excellence - Develops work plans for short-term assignments of moderate complexity, typically contained within own function; Consistently monitor and measure systems against key metrics to ensure availability of systems; Continuously seeks new ways of working to make processes run smoother and faster
• Technical Communication/Presentation - Articulates complex messages and the impacts to stakeholders to build support and agreement; Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to tailor to specific audiences; Work with others to achieve results and proactively address sources of conflict and emotion with focus on the best solution for Equifax
• Troubleshooting - Applies a methodical approach to routine and moderately complex issue definition and resolution; Initiates and monitors actions to investigate and resolve problem in systems, processes and services; Determines problem fixes/remedies. Coordinates the implementation of agreed remedies; Analyzes patterns and trends
  
  

What’s in it for you?

At Equifax, we are on a mission to ensure that you have the support, resources and opportunities to Power Your Possible. Here are just a few ways we give back to our teams:

• Hybrid Work Model
• Additional Leave Allocations + Public Holiday Swaps
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Discounted Private Health Cover (and discounted Pet Insurance if you want it!)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Career Development and Learning
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace and Environment
• Wellbeing Resources