Database Engineer - Career

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

What You will do

• Work in a team in a Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) role.

• Develop and operationalize large-scale enterprise data solutions with a focus on high availability, low latency and scalability.

• Provide guidance,documentation and automation capabilities for Disaster Recovery as part of application deployment.

• Ensure data security and protection by consistently maintaining security postures.

• Work closely with compliance teams to ensure all our tools/solutions meet the necessary compliance guidelines(PCI,FISMA,FedRAMP,etc) 

• Build infrastructure as code (IAC) patterns that meet security and engineering standards using one or more technologies (Terraform, scripting with cloud CLI, and programming with cloud SDK).

• Build CI/CD pipelines for build, test and deployment of application and cloud architecture patterns, using platform (Jenkins) and cloud-native toolchains. 

• Knowledge of the configuration of monitoring solutions and the creation of dashboards (DPA, DataDog, Big Panda, Prometheus, Grafana, Log Analytics. Chao Search)

• Effectively communicate to technical peers and team members in both written and verbal formats.

• Ensure Technical Requirements and database standards are followed and implemented

• KTLO DB tasks including but not limited to Database version upgrades; Patch testing and deployment; Functionality, stress, and load testing;  Proactive database capacity planning; incident response, and problem diagnosis.

• Performance tuning of database queries

• Create and test High availability and disaster recovery plans

• Participate in production on-call rotation (one week at a time of 7x24 on-call support for production environments)

• Execute major database migrations as well as application migrations, with minimal system downtime

• Proactively monitor production database systems, analyze findings, formulate recommendations, and work with the database Architect to implement recommendations

What experience you need

• Cloud Professional Certified: GCP(preferred), AWS (in Kubernetes Administration preferably)

• BS or Associate's Degree/Technical Certification or equivalent job experience required

• 5+ years’ experience as an Oracle/SQL/Postgres/MySQL production and development DBA in a 24*7 environment

• Experience in SQL and PL/SQL scripting and tuning

• Experience with Linux (and Windows) required including Shell Scripting.

• Knowledge of DB Tools/Utilities (e.g., Toad, Enterprise Manager, SQL Developer, RMAN, EXPDP etc.)

• Must have strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to plan work to meet project deadlines, accommodate demands by users, set priorities, organize information and escalate issues appropriately

• Ability to participate in multiple projects concurrently. Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation), customer service-oriented, strong problem solving skills, and the ability to understand new technologies quickly are essential

• A strong commitment to network availability and performance, and professionalism at all times

• Ability to speak to technical groups about designs and implementation

What could set you apart

• Oracle Applications or Middleware Administration experience preferred

• Ability to multitask and work under pressure

• Strong ability to prepare and present technical documentation

• Ability to communicate in a professional manner when interacting across staff levels and internal/external customers

• Oracle Certifications

• Cloud Certification is mandatory

We offer a hybrid work setting, comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages, attractive paid time off, and organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks.

Are you ready to power your possible? Apply today, and get started on a path toward an exciting new career at Equifax, where you can make a difference!

El trabajo en Equifax

Creemos en una mentalidad de crecimiento. En Equifax, esto incluye brindar a nuestros empleados oportunidades para desempeñarse al máximo y aprender nuevas habilidades a lo largo del camino para inspirar y desarrollar carreras profesionales satisfactorias