Hybrid Database Engineer II

at Paychex

• Job title: Database Engineer II
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Postgres, Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bengaluru, India

About the role

• Database Engineer II focusing on database technologies for Paychex. Supporting cross-functional teams with database maintenance and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Works independently under moderate supervision, responsible for troubleshooting, installing, configuring, and maintaining databases and applications in support of business requirements.
• Performs database upgrades.
• Provides technical support during critical and non-critical business hours.
• Proactively identifies and automates the resolution to availability and performance failures throughout the environment.
• Supports cross-functional project teams with sprint planning and execution as well as database support and maintenance activities.
• This includes database analysis and design, defect identification and remediation, database build and configuration tasks, incident response, and similar IT system support activities to help deliver solutions as required.
• Is proactive and reactive for problem alerting, analysis, resolution, and follow-up to ensure database stability.
• Deploys, configures, and supports mostly simple and occasionally moderately complex databases in physical, virtual, and cloud environments for use by internal and external applications.
• Performs moderately complex database upgrades/patching as well as periodic health checks in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Proactively identifies and automates the resolution to database availability and performance failures throughout the environment.
• Proactively identifies work requests that can be downshifted to Operations staff or automated via software automation and orchestration tools.
• Ensures that all working knowledge sets are properly documented and communicated.
• Participates in the creation of database standards, designs, best practices, and roadmaps for IT systems and technologies.
• Creates and maintains technical reference documentation to be used in support and training of Information Technology (IT) personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 4 years of experience in Database and System Administration, Software development.
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) - Preferred
• Management - Preferred
• Communication - Preferred
• Operations - Preferred
• Problem Solving - Preferred
• SQL (Programming Language) - Preferred
• Python (Programming Language) - Preferred
• Amazon Web Services - Preferred
• PostgreSQL - Preferred
• Computer Science - Preferred
• Database Administration - Preferred
• Automation - Preferred
• Database Design - Preferred
• Scripting - Preferred
• Data Modeling - Preferred

Benefits

• Award-winning training
• Endless opportunities for growth and development
• Inclusive and innovative culture