Senior Database Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Design and manage high-availability solutions for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Snowflake.

• Develop security and authentication frameworks across various database platforms.

• Conduct database maintenance and implement monitoring tools to ensure adherence to documented RPO/RTO compliance and maintain enterprise application uptime.

• Create reusable Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks utilizing Python and PowerShell for baseline enforcement, network automation, secure data sharing, and consistent deployments.

• Construct Central Management Server infrastructure and inventory systems to discover, register, and track database instances and deployments.

• Facilitate centralized policy-based management across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Snowflake environments.

• Design and execute enterprise data ingestion solutions using Snowflake External Tables and Apache Iceberg with Amazon S3 data lakes.

• Configure and oversee Snowflake Security/Storage integrations for PowerBI, Sigma, and SailPoint.

• Offer technical leadership and mentorship to the database team.

• Act as an escalation point for advanced troubleshooting.

• Collaborate with business units, application development teams, infrastructure groups, and executive stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 7 years of experience in the specified database platforms, security, automation, data ingestion, and Snowflake integration responsibilities.

• Alternatively, a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 5 years of the aforementioned experience.

• At least 2 years of engineering experience and proficiency with Kafka.

• Familiarity with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and multi-subnet failover clusters.

• Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB replica sets and sharded clusters, and Snowflake multi-region accounts with failover configurations.

• Knowledge of SQL Server, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake security and authentication frameworks.

• Experience with DPA, SolarWinds, and Sentry monitoring integration.

• Proficiency in developing Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks using Python and PowerShell.

• Familiarity with Snowflake External Tables, Apache Iceberg, and Amazon S3 data lakes.

• Experience configuring Snowflake Security/Storage integrations with PowerBI, Sigma, and SailPoint.

• Ability to work from home where Dimensional has offices in California, Texas, or North Carolina.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for bonuses.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for educational initiatives.

• Special celebrations honoring the company’s history, culture, and growth.

• Option to work from a home office.