Senior Database Platform Engineer

Dimensional Fund Advisors; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Educational initiatives

Job summary

Dimensional Fund Advisors in Austin, Texas, is seeking an experienced Senior Database Platform Engineer to join their team. This role involves architecting and automating database platform provisioning to ensure performance, security, and scalability. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with various database engines and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities include collaborating with teams to meet engineering goals and applying best practices in database architecture. Comprehensive benefits and a commitment to diversity are key aspects of the company culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with database engines.
• 7+ years with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• 8+ years with configuration management tools.

Responsibilities

• Automate database platform provisioning and configuration.
• Collaborate with teams on engineering project goals.
• Establish best practice standards for security and architecture.

Skills

Database architecture

Cloud platforms

Python

SQL/NoSQL

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Snowflake

Terraform

JIRA

Job description

The Senior Database Platform Engineer will work as part of a team to create and refine innovative solutions to empower our business. This multi‑discipline role will enable the business and technology teams to leverage various data platform technologies at a high level. The Engineer will enable users to provision, analyze and consume data via performant, secure and scalable database platforms.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Architect and automate database platform provisioning, configuration, monitoring, issue remediation, and security.
• Apply expert understanding and troubleshooting of complex database systems.
• Establish, implement, and maintain best practice standards around code quality, deployment, security, architecture, and automation.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to accomplish engineering project goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience engineering for database engines (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake).
• 10+ years of experience programming interpreted scripting languages (Python and/or Powershell).
• 7+ years of experience working with cloud platforms in various cloud service providers (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, RDS, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• 8+ years of experience using SQL or NoSQL based languages.
• 8+ years of experience using and developing with configuration management products and applying Infrastructure as Code principles (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Powershell DSC, Puppet, Chef, Cloud Formation).
• 5+ years of experience working with containerized platforms.
• Expert knowledge of relevant database platform engine internals, infrastructure and concepts.
• Expert knowledge of CI/CD and SDLC workflow (e.g., JIRA, Git, Github, Github Actions, Liquibase, Jenkins, Octopus, DbUp).
• Experience working with Kafka, REST APIs and other non‑DB direct interfaces.
• Apply a high bar for database platform architecture and security to solutions.
• Embodies and applies an engineering mindset to all aspects of their role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate complex concepts to various audiences.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with or interest in object‑oriented programming languages (e.g., C#, Java, C++, etc.).

Benefits

Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.

Equal Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.