Cloud CoE Senior Database Engineer

Casado; Guararema; Hybrid; BRL 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Cloud CoE Senior Database Engineer in São Paulo/Guararema (Hybrid) to own and modernize enterprise database platforms across Oracle, MS SQL Server, and cloud services. You will act as the technical SME, drive reliability, performance tuning, automation, and IaC adoption with Terraform, and partner with Product Owners, Cloud Engineering, Architecture, and Security.

The role emphasizes crisis handling during major incidents, disaster recovery design, scalable architectures, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in database engineering or a related technical role.
• Hands-on experience supporting Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Experience with cloud database services (Azure DBaaS).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies and Terraform.
• Experience operating in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps models.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical SME for Oracle, MS SQL Server, and cloud-hosted database platforms.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Engineering to drive the database roadmap and modernization.
• Ensure platform resiliency, availability, security, and sustainability for database services.
• Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex incidents.
• Act as senior escalation point during major incidents and outages.
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, secure database architectures.
• Perform database performance tuning, capacity planning, and health assessments.
• Manage backup, recovery, replication, high availability, and DR capabilities.
• Drive IaC adoption across database platforms using Terraform.

Skills

Oracle

MS SQL Server

Cloud databases

Terraform

IaC

DevOps

Troubleshooting

Performance tuning

Disaster recovery

Automation

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Cloud CoE Senior Database Engineer Location: São Paulo - Guararema, Brazil (Hybrid)

About Mars

Mars is a family-owned business with over $50 billion in global sales, operating in more than 80 countries and powered by over 150,000 Associates worldwide. Guided by our Five Principles—Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom—we are transforming the way we operate through a major Digital Core programme, modernising our global technology landscape and driving operational excellence at scale.

Role Purpose

The primary role of the Cloud CoE Senior Database Engineer is to provide deep technical expertise across enterprise database platforms and support the execution of the database technology roadmap. The role acts as the technical authority for database services, partnering closely with Product Owners, Cloud Engineering teams, Architecture, Security teams, and strategic partners to deliver resilient, secure, scalable, and highly automated database platforms. You will be responsible for driving database reliability, sustainability, modernization, and operational excellence across Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and cloud-based database services. The ideal candidate will possess extensive hands‑on experience in database engineering, performance tuning, troubleshooting, cloud technologies, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation. A key aspect of the role is serving as the senior technical escalation point for complex incidents, performance challenges, and crisis situations, providing expert guidance and leadership to rapidly restore services and implement long‑term improvements.

Your responsibilities

• Serve as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and cloud-hosted database platforms.
• Work closely with Product Owners and Engineering teams to support the execution of the database technology roadmap and drive platform modernization initiatives.
• Ensure platform resiliency, availability, security, and sustainability for existing and new database services.
• Lead technical troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex database-related incidents and performance issues.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point during major incidents, crisis situations, and business-critical outages.
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable database architectures.
• Perform database performance tuning, optimization, capacity planning, and health assessments.
• Manage and improve database backup, recovery, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption across database platforms using Terraform and associated cloud engineering tools.

Experience and Skills

• 5+ years of experience in database engineering, database administration, or a related technical role.
• Extensive hands‑on experience supporting Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Strong experience in database performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience with cloud database services, particularly Microsoft Azure database technologies and DBaaS platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies and Terraform.
• Experience working within cloud engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps operating models.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
• Experience supporting enterprise‑scale production environments and business‑critical applications.
• Experience working with automation frameworks, scripting languages, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience participating in architecture reviews and technical design discussions.
• Ability to work effectively in high‑pressure operational environments and major incident situations.
• Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and staying current with industry best practices.
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Azure Database Administrator, Oracle Database Administration, Azure certifications, or equivalent are desirable.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose‑driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best‑in‑class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in‑house Mars University.
• An industry‑competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request