As an employee at Thomson Reuters, you will play a role in shaping and leading the global knowledge economy. Our technology drives global markets and helps professionals around the world make decisions that matter. As the world's leading provider of intelligent information, we want your unique perspective to create the solutions that advance our businessand your career. Our Service Management function is transforming into a truly global, data and standards-driven organization, employing best-in-class tools and practices across all disciplines of Technology Operations.
About the Role:
In this opportunity as Senior Database Engineer, you will:
- Provide in-depth critical support for Postgresql databases which will be mostly in the Performance Tuning and administration.
- Provide Cloud EC2 and Aurora RDS database support on Postgresql and Oracle databases.
- Provide primary support for critical, complex production Oracle databases.
About You:
You're fit for the role of Senior Database Engineer if your background includes:
- Years of Experience: 9 - 15 Years
- Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, technical or engineering degree preferred.
- Troubleshoot, investigate, and drive the resolution of incidents.
- Administration of Oracle on Unix/Linux environments
- Perform Oracle Systems Database Administration across multiple Postgresql and Oracle database environments and ensure continuous 24x7 operation and availability in support of mission-critical internal production applications.
- Strong operational familiarity with RAC on Oracle 11g/12c and above.
- Support database backup/recovery using storage technologies such as NAS and RMAN etc.
- Collaborate with application/development partners to address performance reported issues.
- Manage backup/recovery and provide Disaster Recovery planning.
- Contribute/write/maintain OS-level scripts (i.e., UNIX shell) for system DB maintenance. Ensure the quality and consistency of data and database systems by following a defined set of procedures (change control, security procedures, user passwords, backups, etc).
- Familiarity with AWS - EC2 and other cloud environment is preferable.
- Experience in Cloud Migrations, Oracle Installation, Configuration and Upgrades
- Experience with Oracle replication technologies such as Dataguard, Streams and Golden Gate will be added advantage.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, communication and verbal skills with a strong customer service focus
- Performance monitoring and tuning skills are desired.
- Understanding of storage technologies such as NAS and SAN etc.
- Ability to problem solve in high pressure situations
- Extensive backup/recovery experience including Disaster Recovery planning.
- Experience in scripting languages shell, Python and Perl etc.
What's in it For You
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
- Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
- Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
- Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters caf networking.
- Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
- Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future At Thomson Reuters, we've been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's most global news services Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
Accessibility
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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