Senior Database Automation & Platform Engineer

PNC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

PNC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automation for enterprise database platforms, focusing on Oracle environments and modern automation practices. You will work across multiple platforms and engage with engineering teams to standardize processes and improve reliability.

The role emphasizes building scalable automation frameworks, dashboards, and APIs, with opportunities to mentor others and influence platform strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience in Software Engineering, Database Engineering, Database Administration, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong experience administering Oracle databases in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proficiency in Python development and Linux shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation solutions for database platform operations and administration.
• Build reusable frameworks, tools, and engineering patterns that improve consistency and reduce manual effort.
• Automate database provisioning, patching, monitoring, compliance validation, reporting, and vulnerability remediation processes.
• Develop integrations with enterprise tools, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support and automate Oracle database environments, including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, and Multitenant architectures.
• Partner with database engineering teams to standardize workflows and expand automation across multiple database platforms.
• Create dashboards, reporting solutions, and operational metrics that improve visibility and decision-making.
• Troubleshoot complex database, infrastructure, network, and application issues.
• Lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, and contribute to engineering standards and automation strategy.

Skills

Software engineering

Database engineering

Database administration

Python

Shell scripting

Ansible

REST APIs

Git

Oracle RAC/ASM/RMAN

SQL/PLSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle Exadata

Oracle Enterprise Manager

FPP - Fleet Patching & Provisioning

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Database migration

Agile methodologies

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Job description

PNC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automation for enterprise database platforms, focusing on Oracle environments and modern automation practices. You will work across multiple platforms and engage with engineering teams to standardize processes and improve reliability.

The role emphasizes building scalable automation frameworks, dashboards, and APIs, with opportunities to mentor others and influence platform strategy.