Principal Infrastructure Engineer ( Database )

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With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

• We are looking for the engineer to develop, administer and maintain databases for Data and Analytics and Enterprise.  The candidate should have a strong understanding of the requirements for data storage and accessibility, strong understanding of networks, data protection and databases, AWS deployments, and SaaS.

• Works intuitively and uses experience to deliver high impact engineering solutions          

• Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.                                                                  

How You’ll Do It
 

• Develop and Support NoSQL elastically scalable fully managed Database platform (MongoDB Atlas)

• Document design (JSON) and modeling

• Establish alerts and monitoring (Service Now integration, DataDog)

• Vault Integration and integration with key management

• System tuning and performance

• Backup and Recovery.   BCP planning

• Responsible for administration and management of all supported database environments.

• Excellent technical expertise in relevant state-of-the-art data technologies, database warehouse, data security, data systems, and its design.

• Hand on experience with Agile methodologies

• Carries out assignments with minimal coaching and guidance from others.

• Develops, enhances and adheres to engineering and administration standards.

• Upholds and maintains strong documentation.

• Contributes to product delivery, influenced by strategic direction across Business Technology and enterprise including investment decisions (i.e. build vs buy) across multiple products. Uses automation, system tools, open source solutions, observability and 'security first' principles in daily work.

• Contributes to team agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established norms.                                       

• Bridges desired Business features to BT capabilities and executes ground work in requirement translations and design.  Initiates detailed level solution design approaches across multiple domains, and guides team to achieve desired key software delivery capabilities using automated, coded enterprise and observability.                                             

• Participates in (internal/external) speaking and advocacy events. Coaches core technology communities and is actively engaged in understanding and researching new technologies.              

• Researches and adopts new technology solutions and ways to build technical capabilities.                

• Continues professional education and creates opportunities for broader engineering teams to learn industry best practices.                                             

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

Bachelors – Computer Science,  Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology or related

6+ years of experience in (Software) Engineering, DevOps or related

                       

Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of Proficient on the Dreyfus Cyber engineering scale.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

Primarily remain in a stationary position.            

Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.             

Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.                      

Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

• 4 or more years of experience building, managing and administering data platforms like MongoDB, Snowflake, or other data platforms.  Cloud/AWS and onprem technology.

• SaaS platform management

• 3 years of experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• CI/CD pipeline development

• 1-3 years of supporting a large data platform and data pipelining.

• Familiarity with ETL tools (such as Abinitio), Python, and BI tools (Tableau, SAS)

• Knowledge of SQL and database tuning techniques

• MongoDB query language

• Understanding of the network configurations

• The ideal candidate will have experience with at least one of the Pubic Cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• 4-6 years experience in managing databases such as Redshift, Teradata, or Snowflake

• Non-Relational Database Management experience in the past is a plus.

• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

• Superior attention to detail

• High self-motivation

• Proven analytical, evaluative and problem-solving abilities

• Exceptional customer service orientation

• Proven effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Nov-26-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $104,000.00 to $175,600.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.