Senior Software Engineer - Database Administrator
The Walt Disney Company4 months ago
Bristol, CT, USA or New York, NY, USASenior
Base Salary
$149k - $199k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build, deploy, and ensure the availability of database infrastructure operating 24/7/365.
- Use software development and automation to design, modernize, and deliver database infrastructure.
- Help set architectural direction for database platforms and projects.
- Analyze, design, and deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure.
- Plan and implement infrastructure changes through capacity forecasting, software release cycles, and right-sizing.
- Provide database performance tuning, troubleshooting, administration, and technical expertise.
- Develop engineering and administration standards and create automation and tooling for operational efficiency, reliability, and security.
- Build scalable, resilient, available, and recoverable infrastructure using infrastructure as code and configuration management.
- Provide database infrastructure insights through metrics, monitoring, and alerting.
- Maintain thorough technical documentation and participate in live-event support and on-call rotations.
- Build relationships with engineering teams and leads and potentially provide oversight to junior team members.
Requirements
- 5+ years of related work experience with relational database systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon RDS, and Amazon RDS Aurora.
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
- Fundamental understanding of database internals for at least one relevant database engine.
- Experience with Agile software development and source control tools including Git, GitLab, or GitHub.
- Intermediate to advanced expertise in one or more of Python, Java, or Go.
- Experience running, deploying, and maintaining production cloud infrastructure in Amazon Web Services.
- General understanding and experience with Linux, networking, and containers.
- Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Experience designing and deploying fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure.
- Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
- Ability to carry out assignments with little coaching or guidance.
- Preferred: experience in database reliability engineering or site reliability engineering.
- Preferred: experience with production lifecycles, testing, integration, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Preferred: experience with production cloud infrastructure in Azure and GCP.
- Preferred: experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Chef.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits
- Full-time employment.
- The position is listed for Bristol, Connecticut, with an alternate New York, New York location.
- Medical, financial, and other benefits may be provided depending on the level and position.
- Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be included in the compensation package.
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About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified entertainment business that produces films and television, operates theme parks and resorts, and runs streaming services including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. It earns revenue from subscriptions and advertising, theatrical distribution, licensing and merchandise, and park admissions and experiences. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Burbank, California, Disney owns brands such as Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios and serves audiences worldwide.