Senior Database Platform Engineer

Senior Database Administrator and Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Administer and configure Cloud SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake databases in production environments.

• Participate in gathering business and technical requirements for database solutions across projects and platforms.

• Design and implement database architectures across AWS (RDS, Aurora) and Azure managed database services leveraging cloud-native capabilities.

• Administer user security roles, profiles, and access permissions including creating and managing role-based access controls across all database platforms.

• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments, implement remediation, and perform security hardening to maintain compliance with SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS standards.

• Provide architectural recommendations to application teams on database design, schema optimization, and technology selection for new and existing solutions.

• Provide business and IT support for database-related issues, collaborating with application teams across the organization for deployment, troubleshooting, and post-deployment validation.

• Design and optimize operational workflows including backup, recovery, replication, high-availability, performance tuning and disaster recovery plans with defined RTO/RPO targets.

• Perform new technology exploration to evaluate fit of emerging database platforms and cloud services for strategic and tactical program needs.

• Document and implement change control following best practices for system maintenance, configuration, development, testing, and migration.

• Perform operational tasks such as monitoring database performance and implementing solutions for continuous performance improvement.

• Develop and maintain Python scripts and automation tools to eliminate manual processes and streamline repetitive DBA tasks.

• Create Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform or CloudFormation to automate provisioning, monitoring, alerting, and failover procedures.

• Collaborate with engineering and application teams to support development, deployments, and platform-level initiatives.

• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of database solutions across the enterprise.

• Follow software engineering best practices including version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing for all database-related automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or Technology, or related field.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in database administration across multiple platforms in production environments.

• Advanced knowledge of SQL Server 2016+, PostgreSQL 11+, and Snowflake including administration, performance tuning, replication, and troubleshooting.

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of AWS (RDS, Redshift, Lambda, VPC) and Azure (SQL Database, Managed Databases) cloud database platforms, including current and emerging services.

• Subject Matter Expertise in one or more database platforms (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Snowflake) with ability to administer and maintain multiple platforms simultaneously.

• Demonstrated ability to implement and maintain database security controls including encryption, authentication, access management, and vulnerability remediation.

• Ability to obtain, analyze, and synthesize information from multiple sources to support architecture recommendations and technical decision-making.

• Proficiency in Python scripting and automation tools for developing database automation, monitoring, and compliance solutions.

• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation and familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.

• Analytical mindset with critical thinking, research, problem-solving, and decision-making skills focused on results.

• Proficiency in organization and time management skills with a proven track record of meeting deadlines and managing on-call production support commitments.

• Proficiency in written and verbal communication skills with ability to clearly convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proficiency in the use of MS Office suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio) and database tools (SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS, SSIS, SSRS, Visual Studio).

• Knowledge of monitoring and observability practices using tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch appropriate for database platforms.

• Knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows server administration fundamentals supporting database infrastructure.

• Ability to test database functionality through regression, smoke testing, and performance validation practices.

• Fundamental understanding of DevOps, SRE principles, and database migration best practices (on-premises to cloud) is a plus.

The duties listed above are the essential functions, or fundamental duties within the job classification.  The essential functions of individual positions within the classification may differ. Texas Capital Bank may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with standard departmental policy.Texas Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.