The Lead Database Engineer will maintain Oracle infrastructure, oversee database upgrades, design recovery strategies, and mentor junior staff while advancing modernization efforts.
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What We'll Bring:
We are seeking a Lead Database Engineer to join our DevOps organization. This role is ideal for a seasoned Oracle expert who thrives in complex, mature environments and is passionate about modernization and operational excellence. You will play a critical role in maintaining the health of our on-prem Oracle infrastructure while helping guide our transition toward open-source and cloud-native database technologies.What You'll Bring:
- Serve as the primary SME for Oracle database troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root cause analysis in a high-availability environment.
- Lead and execute various DB activities such as database upgrades, patching, and migrations.
- Design and implement replication, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to automate database operations and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior DBAs and engineers.
- Partner with application teams to support deployments, schema changes, and performance optimization.
- Contribute to the strategic roadmap for database modernization, including evaluation and adoption of PostgreSQL and cloud-native solutions.
- Ensure compliance with security, audit, and data governance requirements.
Impact You'll Make:
- 10+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA in enterprise environments.
- Proven expertise in troubleshooting and performance tuning of complex Oracle systems.
- Deep knowledge of Oracle technologies: RAC, DataGuard, ASM, Exadata, Goldengate, CDB/PDB, Grid Control.
- Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills; experience with scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, or Perl).
- Experience with PostgreSQL and/or cloud-native databases (e.g., Aurora, RDS) is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) and monitoring platforms.
- Comfortable working in a Kanban/SAFe Agile environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification required.
TransUnion Job Title
Lead Engineer, Database EngineeringTop Skills
Ansible
Bash
Oracle
Perl
Postgres
Python
Terraform
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