Job Description:

DIRECTOR DATABASE ENGINEERING

The Role

The Fidelity Institutional Technology, Database Center of Excellence (COE), requires a highly competent and highly motivated Director of Database Administration with strong technical skills to build database engineering solutions for mission critical database platforms. This position would provide an excellent opportunity to work on leading database technologies like Oracle, Postgres, Distributed SQL, NoSQL, Snowflake etc. It is a great place to experience & learn end to end DBA service capabilities!

This role requires a creative mindset, high sense of ownership of the problems and requests assigned. Provides enormous opportunity to learn cutting edge technologies like machine learning! In this role you will:

• Perform applications database administration (Oracle/Postgres) services including SQL code review, performance analysis, query tuning, database application design, physical data modeling, development support & Engineering.
• Lead proof of concept efforts to evaluate and enable new technology solutions
• Interface with enterprise teams for Systems Administrators, Cyber Security and Capacity Planning groups as and when situation demands
• Should have strong time management skills with willingness and ability to handle multiple projects/initiatives at the same time
• Self-motivated with strong team, interpersonal and communication skills!
• Establish database standards for operations, upgrades, migrations and onboarding new applications and/or clients
• Write clear, concise, well organized technical documentation to maintain standards and procedures

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 15+ years of experience in Oracle Database technologies with very proven understanding of end to end database tech-stack including Exadata and provide technical leadership for strategic projects.
• 3+ years of Cloud experience
• 10+ experience in 2 or more of the following: Oracle Database Administration, Performance Engineering, and/ or Replication Engineering across multiple platforms -- Linux and Engineered systems.
• 1+ experience in DB performance for 2 or more database platforms (Postgres, Snowflake, Cockroach DB, Yugabyte DB, Cassandra, MS SQL server, Netezza, etc.) across multiple platforms -- Linux and Engineered systems.
• 5+ years of experience in Distributed replication technologies (Oracle Goldengate, EDB Replication, etc.), preferred
• Must have demonstrated experience with cloud databases platforms AWS (preferred), Azure, or Oracle OCI certification is helpful on both Linux and Windows environments
• Domain specialist in Oracle internals, Optimizer , Statistics management , Partition management , Physical implementation & Workload management for highly scalable and resilient database platforms.
• Sophisticated skills in Query Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid control (OEM 12c), Linux shell scripting, and writing database monitoring jobs in PL/SQL.
• Strong Linux shell scripting experience preferred with a good understanding of Linux Performance
• A good understanding of Oracle RAC related performance challenges
• Ability to work well in a team environment, as well as maintaining a positive attitude are a must
• Ability to develop and drive database performance standards, standard methodologies and initiatives. AWS cloud experience desired.

The Team

The Fidelity Institutional Technology, Database Center of Excellence (COE), provides business facing database solutions, encompassing the application/business aspects of databases, including database design, solution design, database engineering, application-data-database integration, data replication, performance consulting, deployment, and support, using world-class methodologies & technologies. This team provides end to end DBA services for distributed database technologies like Oracle, Postgres, Distributed SQL, NoSQL, Snowflake, SQL server, Sybase, MariaDB, etc.

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Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.

Please be advised that Fidelity's business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.