Senior Database Engineer — Redis & OpenSearch

First Citizens; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Database Engineer III to design, implement, and optimize our enterprise database and data platforms, including Redis, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and IBM DB2.

You will collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams, participate in on‑call support, disaster recovery exercises, and automation efforts to drive reliability and modernization of our database ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field with relevant experience.
• 4+ years of Database Engineering/Administration or related work.
• Hands-on experience with Redis, OpenSearch, and GoldenGate replication.
• Strong Linux administration and scripting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise database platforms and data workflows.
• Lead Redis and OpenSearch deployments, tuning, and maintenance.
• Configure GoldenGate replication and ensure data integrity across systems.
• Provide on-call support, incident response, and disaster recovery participation.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams on modernization.

Skills

Redis administration

OpenSearch administration

Oracle GoldenGate replication

Linux system administration

Database administration (PostgreSQL/MS

Education

Bachelor's Degree + 4+ years experience in Database Engineering/Platform Engineering

High School Diploma/GED + 8+ years experience

Tools

Redis

OpenSearch

Oracle GoldenGate

SQL Server

Linux

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Database Engineer III to design, implement, and optimize our enterprise database and data platforms, including Redis, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and IBM DB2.

You will collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams, participate in on‑call support, disaster recovery exercises, and automation efforts to drive reliability and modernization of our database ecosystem.