Infrastructure Engineer (Oracle DBA) - Discover Financial Services

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Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career. 

The Infrastructure Engineer (Oracle DBA) works on holistic engineering deliverables across different stages of the product lifecycle and determines technology patterns for the overall solution. This role takes the lead in guiding more junior engineers and is a role model in fostering the adoption of new technologies. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. 

Responsibilities 

• Achieves product commitments (and influences others to do the same) by using informal leadership & highly developed communication skills and contributes to or led technology communities 
• Uses automation, system tools, open-source solutions, observability and 'security first' principles in daily work 
• Contributes to team agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established norms 
• Initiates high level solution design approaches, and guides team to achieve desired key software delivery capabilities using automated, coded enterprise and observability 
• Participates in internal speaking and advocacy events 
• Supports research activities to adopt new technology solutions in ways of developing new capabilities 
• Continues professional education and creates opportunities for core product teams to learn engineering best practices 
• Coaches immediate chapter and actively fosters the adoption of new technologies 
• 24x7 on-call rotation
• Team player mentality working towards common goal

Minimum Qualifications 

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you: 

• Bachelors – Computer Science or related 
• 3+ Years – (Software) Engineering, DevOps or related 
• Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of competent on the Dreyfus engineering scale 

Preferred Qualifications 

Bonus Points If You Have: 

•  Extensive experience with Oracle Database upgrades/patches/migrations with minimal downtime in a 24x7 environment.
• Oracle Multitenant Container Database (CDB) and Pluggable Database (PDB) experience.
• Oracle RAC experience
• Advanced understanding of Oracle DataGuard/GoldenGate.
• Knowledge of Oracle Exadata hardware.
• Ability to manage high-severity critical incident issues and calls. You should be able to work on Root Cause Analysis and problem tickets, both pro-active and reactive.
• DevOps/Agile environment, JIRA experience a plus

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview. 

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jun-17-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $86,500.00 to $146,100.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.