Data Solutions (Data as a Service)
The Data Solutions division is the commercial data business of Moody’s Analytics, bringing together a vast catalogue of data to help business decision-makers assess risks and opportunities. We are best known for Orbis, the world’s most comprehensive database of public and private companies. We are also the definitive source of ratings-related data for companies and securities that have been rated by Moody’s Investors Service. We strive to deliver convenience and insight to our customers by eliminating the hassle of sourcing, preparing and accessing data, adding value when decisions need to be made. Any analytical activity depends on reliable and accessible data, and we are proud to be a mission-critical information resource for decision-makers around the world.

Role/Responsibilities

A Database Engineer fulfils the following responsibilities with little to moderate guidance of more senior team members.

• Implement and test database features (schemas, SQL, Stored Procedures).
• Provide feedback on requirements from a technical database perspective and provide estimates.
• Provide guidance into technical design, at the story and/or module level.
• Help improve performance of products when depending on databases (query optimization)
• Investigate and find the root cause for software problems reported by clients.
• Maintain technical documents.
• Review work and mentor more junior team members.
• Follow coding standards.
• Collaborate with quality assurance engineers to fix defects.
• Assist with database administration and maintenance, including database installation and configuration, backups, upgrades, patching.
• Assist with deployment automation.

Your profile

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related major, Master’s degree is a plus.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience on multi-tiered enterprise applications, with a focus on the database tier.
• Strong experience with relational databases, familiarity with NoSQL databases (DynamoDb)
• Knowledge of automated deployment practices
• Able to work well within the constructs of an agile development process, including SCRUM, Unit Testing, Continuous Build and Integration, etc.
• Willing to learn new technologies, capable of self-directed learning.
• Very good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to balance multiple assignments concurrently and independently manage time
• Works well in a fast-paced team environment; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Has superb analytical skills and persistence in problem solving.
• Experience with one or more relational databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Aurora etc
• Experience writing SQL Queries
• Knowledge of Others: Jira, Git, Jenkins, etc.
• Experience with database instance level activities, including database installation & configuration, backups, upgrading/patching, instance performance tuning etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of general auditing and compliance procedures and functions expected for databases

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