Data Engineer I

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• Designs, develops, troubleshoots, evaluates, modifies, deploys and documents all data components (data architecture, logical and physical data models, database objects and Database administration) that meet the needs of customer-facing applications, business applications, and/or internal end user applications.
  • Prefer Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Management, Computer Science Engineering or related subject.
  • Experience with design and development across DB2, COBOL, JCL, EDB/ERA Postgresdatabase platforms
  • Broader understanding of other Relational & NOSQL Database Technologies
  • Understands the database requirements and translate into physical database design.
  • Follows data placement procedures and re-use of existing databases when possible
  • Builds and enhances database design and infrastructure required to support the Business portfolio
  • Ability to plan and scope data and database migrations
  • Hands-on expertise in DB Performance Tuning, Query Optimization & Troubleshooting
  • Technical knowledge of DBMS products and ecosystem – e.g. storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc.”
  • Ability to monitor and tune databases and DBMS’s to reach high performance – e.g. use data monitoring and analysis tools, tune configuration parameters, alter physical designs, benchmark, etc.
  • Has working knowledge of the range of tools used in the planning, analyzing, designing, building, testing, configuring and maintaining of assigned application(s)
  • Able to participate in assigned team’s software delivery methodology (Agile, Scrum, Agile XP, Test-Driven Development, Waterfall, etc.)
  • Understands and has practical experience with infrastructure technologies and components like servers, replication and networking concepts
  • Open Source and NoSQL will be an added advantage
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Works as part of a team of data management professionals supporting a portfolio of development projects, both regional and global in scope.
  • Will work with business and application development team partners to analyze and understand business data requirements and translate into data architectures.
  • Partners with Sr. Data Engineers and Sr. Data architects to create platform level database designs
  • Database platform decisioning
  • Database build, administer and maintain
  • Ability to create jobs using COBOL DB2 program and schedule
  • Setup Secure File Transfer and maintain
  • Setup High Availability solutions and maintain
  • Documents processing requirements inclusive of data and transaction volumes, scalability, security and performance requirements
  • Accountable to team for completing assigned tasks and deliverables as agreed upon
  • Accountable to team for delivery of quality work
  • Understands and has practical experience with infrastructure technologies and components like servers, replication and networking concepts
  • Application of industry best practices, processes and standards
  • Identifies a number of ways to do things differently that will continuously improve the product
  • CI/CD Integration tools like Jenkins, Liquibase, GitHub, GitHub Action etc.
  • Project Management tools like Rally, Jira etc.
  • Assist in database platform selection, db build and data migration
  • Work with Secure File Transfer team to get SFT’s configured for data/file transfer
  • Create jobs using COBOL DB2 program
  • Create JCLs and schedule it using Control-M
  • Create API artifacts using z/OS connect
  • Monitor and tune databases and DBMS’s to reach high performance – e.g. use data monitoring and analysis tools, tune configuration parameters, alter physical designs, benchmark, etc.
  • Configure and administer replication, high availability, encryption, etc.
  • Participate in peer reviews of completed data models and plans to ensure quality and identify alignment opportunities across portfolios or regions.
  • Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative technologies to enable business capabilities
  • Able to challenge the status quo and drive innovation by generating creative ideas and solutions
  • Keeps up to date on current research and technology in the industry
  • Understands technical aspects of the job and uses appropriate technology for the situation at hand