Senior Database Engineer

Phylum; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Phylum, a leading company in the cybersecurity sector, is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to oversee cloud database and microservices infrastructure. This role demands extensive experience with relational databases and a strong DevOps background, offering opportunities for professional growth and comprehensive benefits within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Outstanding Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Wellness benefits

"Take What You Need" time off policy

Extensive development and training offerings

Generous 401k match

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience required.
• Extensive hands-on experience with relational databases in production environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for cloud management.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage AWS services like RDS and Aurora.
• Ensure the health and performance of production databases.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to integrate databases.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Oracle

MySQL

Python

Java

DevOps

Agile methodology

Data Security

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Database Engineer

Looking for an innovative, high-growth, multi-award-winning company in one of the hottest segments of the security market? Look no further than Veracode!

Veracode is a global leader in Application Risk Management for the AI era. Powered by trillions of lines of code scans and a proprietary AI-generated remediation engine, the Veracode platform is trusted by organizations worldwide to build and maintain secure software from code creation to cloud deployment.

Learn more at www.veracode.com, on the Veracode blog, and on LinkedIn and Twitter.

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Data Engineer experienced in highly available cloud database and services for a role in our Data Platform group focused on building and operating our cloud database and microservices infrastructure. The Data platform group owns all application and analytics data resources with a focus on deploying and configuring the underlying infrastructure, including data pipelines, and data security, to ensure data availability and uptime.

What you will be responsible for:

• Deploy cloud resources and configurations using DevOps tooling, preferably Terraform.
• Deploy, configure and manage AWS services like RDS, Aurora, MSK, Redis, Firehose, redshift, Kinesis, etc.
• Proactively monitor, tune, and optimize queries supporting multi-tenant SaaS applications.
• Monitor production database health and performance, including participation in on-call rotation
• Collaborate with software engineers, system administrators, and business stakeholders to meet data requirements and integrate databases with other systems
• Conduct code reviews and perform governance/approval functions.

Required Skills:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, with 5+ years of industry experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience supporting relational database solutions—including PostgreSQL, Oracle, and MySQL—in large-scale production environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for deploying and managing resources in public cloud environments, preferably AWS.
• Proven experience in application development, preferably with Python and/or Java.
• Familiarity with cloud deployment concepts, including CI/CD, microservices (Kubernetes), networking, and security.
• Solid understanding of data security, governance, and access control best practices.
• Highly collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
• Experience working in Agile engineering environments.

What we offer you:

• Outstanding Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage to meet all your healthcare needs.
• Wellness benefits to help you focus on what’s most important.
• “Take What You Need” time off policy.
• Extensive development and training offerings to help you grow your career at Veracode.
• Generous 401k match to help save for your future.
• Amazing community of professionals who take pride in what we do every day.

Compensation Transparency

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Job Grade: Senior

Employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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