Lead Database Engineer
Wells Fargo · Hyderabad · onsite · Posted 71d ago
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About this role
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Database Engineer
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex or critical database management initiatives that typically involve multiple disciplines and business groups, including database architecture, design, integration and data modeling
- Provide the highest technical expertise for the planning, research, design implementation, maintenance, and control of server class databases
- Review and analyze complex database technologies that require in depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
- Design and certify next generation database technologies
- Assist in database installations, including troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Recommend improvements to web application processing issues and design
- Consult with multiple client groups to provide strategic solutions, influencing long range internal and enterprise level database architecture and management strategies
- Provide technical leadership and recommendation into the future direction of database technology
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Database Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- Expert in Oracle Database administration and engineering.
- Strong experience with Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RMAN, and Exadata.
- Skilled in database installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, backup, and recovery.
- Expertise in high availability, disaster recovery, and database resiliency.
- Advanced SQL and PL/SQL performance tuning and optimization.
- Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause analysis skills.
- Experience with database monitoring, alerting, automation, and observability.
- Knowledge of Linux/Unix administration and scripting.
- Familiarity with cloud database platforms and modernization initiatives.
- Strong understanding of database security, compliance, audit, and CIS standards.
- Experience leading database architecture, design, integration, and transformation projects.
- Skilled in Agile delivery, release planning, and change management.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
- Proven technical leadership, mentoring, and DBA team development experience.
- Ability to influence enterprise database strategy and technology roadmaps.
- Focus on continuous improvement, operational excellence, and risk management.
- Capable of managing multiple priorities in a 24/7 production environment.
- Oracle certifications (OCP, OCM, Exadata, or Cloud) preferred.
Job Expectations:
- Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
- Compliance and audit readiness.
- Team development, mentoring, and knowledge sharing effectiveness.
- Strong understanding of database security, encryption, auditing, and compliance controls.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools for large-scale database environments.
- Expert knowledge of Oracle Database 19c/21c (or newer versions).
- Strong experience with Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, GoldenGate, and Exadata.
- Advanced SQL and PL/SQL performance tuning expertise.
- Hands-on experience with backup, recovery, cloning, and database migrations.
- Knowledge of Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting.
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, or PowerShell.
- Familiarity with cloud database platforms (AWS RDS, OCI, Azure, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of database security, encryption, auditing, and compliance controls.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools for large-scale database environments.
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