HYDERABAD · FULLTIME
Senior Database Engineer
Wells Fargo
Hyderabad · onsite · Posted 71d ago
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Job Summary
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Database Engineer role.
Responsibilities - Lead or participate in database management activities including designing highly complex logical and physical databases
- Lead highly complex data modeling, mapping, integration, and capacity planning efforts
- Perform the planning, research, design, implementation, maintenance, and control of server class databases
- Consult with and advise management and multiple clients on high impact data or database management issues, influencing strategic direction
- Provide technical leadership and recommendation into the future direction of database technology
- Develop management policies, procedures, standards, and best practices
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
- 4+ years of Database Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Expert-level experience with SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery, including:
- Always On Availability Groups
- Distributed Availability Group (DAG)
- Transactional Replication
- Strong expertise in SQL Server infrastructure, tools, methodologies, and processes
- Hands-on experience with backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning.
- Proven experience in planning and executing successful database migrations, including premigration assessment, data validation, controlled production cutover, and postmigration verification, ensuring minimal downtime and zero data loss.
- Strong experience with SQL Server performance tuning, execution plan analysis, indexing strategies, and query optimization.
- Strong experience in SQL Server security and compliance, including managing logins, roles, permissions, encryption (TDE), auditing, vulnerability assessments, and ensuring adherence to organizational and regulatory compliance standards.
- Experience with Observability/monitoring tools like SCOM, Grafana.
- Experience with backup tools like Cohesity & Performance tools like Query store, Extended events.
- Hands-on experience using ServiceNow for Incident, Problem, and Change Management, acting as escalation POC for database incidents, leading RCA, and major incident management.
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting & T-SQL automation
- Advanced knowledge of SQL Server internals and performance troubleshooting
- Exposure to or experience with PostgreSQL (EDB), MongoDB, YugabyteDB, or other distributed databases.
- Exposure with SQL Server on Azure
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for database deployments
- Lead or participate in SQL Server database management activities, including database architecture, design, capacity planning, and production support
- Consult with and advise management and multiple application teams on high-impact SQL Server database issues
- Design, implement, and maintain High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solutions
- Develop and enforce database policies, procedures, standards, and best practices
- Collaborate with peers, engineers, and managers to troubleshoot complex production issues and deliver stable solutions
- Drive process improvements, automation, and operational efficiency initiatives
- Support database changes by reviewing, preparing, and deploying Change Requests across production and non-production environments
- Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and on-call rotations
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AutomationAuditingCI/CD Pipelinesbackup and recoveryChange ManagementDatabase ArchitectureDatabase EngineeringCommunication SkillsArchitecturecomplianceCustomer RelationshipsData ValidationMicrosoft AzureData Modeling
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About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo
Financial Services
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