Senior Database Engineer

Overview

Our Team

Technology Services Group (TSG) powers BNY Mellon by providing scale, capacity, and capability to deliver the critical technology required to operate the global financial services markets.

TSG is defined by three core values:

• Creative innovators, delivering excellence and simplicity
• Always doing the right thing for the bank, colleagues, and clients
• Fostering a collaborative, diverse and inclusive environment, where we challenge each other to execute as one TSG team.

As part of TSG, our Architecture & Engineering team is

• Define enterprise technology architecture and engineering principles and best practices
• Develop next-generation engineering solutions focused on Resiliency and Innovation
• Engineer and integrate the critical systems and platforms used across the band and with external Clients

The Role:

As a Senior Database Engineer that has extensive experience with Oracle and its product suite. The ideal candidate will have expert level experience with Oracle Database Administration, Golden Gate and Data Guard. This is a great opportunity for a self-starter and a leader to design, develop and execute on changes and enhancements to our footprint enhance application. There is great opportunity for someone with public cloud experience as our workloads have a chance to move to that type of environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide secure, highly available, scalable database services that improve overall resiliency, functionality, and enable operational management optimization.
• Strong experience with Oracle GoldenGate replication configuration, implementation and configuration of active/passive and active/active replication mode
• Configuration, failover and failback using Oracle Data guard for business continuity and Disaster Recovery requirements
• Oracle database performance specialist with passion to analyze end to end performance issues
• Well versed with installation and management of layered products on Oracle engineered systems
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task in high-pressure, high-volume environment
• Being able to Lead a Database project from inception to completion
• Assisting the Development team as an Application DBA
• Provide incident management, deployment management and business continuity requirements of database servers
• Database upgrades and patching.
• Work on 24x7 production support environment
• Negotiation, decision-making, problem solving, influencing skills.
• Incident management support background.
• Experience working in a financial services environment or ability to understand the critical nature and unique environment.
• Strong planning, project organization, judgment, and leadership skills.
• Knowledge on products like Guardium, Informatica and Optim.
• Knowledge of Exadata and Cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience is required, advanced degree is preferred.
• Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• 10 years of Oracle database performance analysis and able to manage large database workloads with OLTP, Decision Support, and other mixed database workloads.
• 5 years of active experience with Oracle GoldenGate implementation with two or more active/active database replication configuration handling large data volume with minimal replication latency
• 5 years of strong experience with Oracle Data Guard ensuring continued availability of standby database environment. Knowledge of Oracle MAA.
• Advanced knowledge of IT infrastructure with an understanding of UNIX/LINUX Operating Systems, Storage and Network Administration.
• Experience supporting and implementing advanced, strategic database management systems.
• Direct experience in working within the database administration teams for large-scale enterprise that are highly scalable and reliable.
• Technical acumen in implementation and support of the core database services that are highly reliable, flexible, scalable and cost effective.
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills.

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums

Subject matter expert in at least one of the tools/techologies used in the space.Participates in or leads initiatives to analyze infrastructure problems to be solved with advanced design. Utilizes standard procedures and policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.Participates in or leads initiatives to analyze infrastructure problems to be solved with advanced design. Utilizes standard procedures and policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.Manages the processes for ensuring that all systems/applications/software/hardware are compliant with Corporate policy/procedures.Monitors project plans and budgets.Contributes to developing and monitoring the organization's technology architecture and future technology vision. Develops reports in conjunction with the Fellow Architect which demonstrate business opportunities and road map strategies that add business value. Drafts proposals on infrastructure architecture needs for M&A activity, and supports the creation of executive summaries.This person is a subject matter expert in at least one of the tools/techologies used in the space.Consults and advises application development groups on solution architecture design.monitoring implmentation; recommending solutions based on BNYM and industry best practices.Acts as the lead for major incident resolution.Drives strategy to increase automation across the organization.Contributes to the achievement of team objectivesBachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred8-10 years of related experience required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus. BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

EEO Statement:

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.