Senior Database Engineer

Citizens Bank•Phoenix, AZ

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Mainframe z/OS Database Engineer Summary: As a Senior Database Engineer, you will design, develop, and implement platforms, systems, and pipelines to enable data capture, access, and analysis. This role requires strong mainframe expertise combined with cross-platform database support and modernization initiatives, including cloud migration. Locations and Work Arrangement: Candidates must be willing to commute to one of the following hub locations with a hybrid schedule of four days onsite and one day remote per week with flexibility: Phoenix, AZ Johnston, RI - One Citizens Bank Way Westwood, MA - 200 Station Drive Iselin, NJ Plano, TX

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
5+ years of experience as a DBA with strong hands-on expertise in Mainframe Db2 z/OS.
Proficiency in SQL and performance tuning across multiple platforms.
Experience supporting SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and AWS RDS.
Solid understanding of AWS cloud architecture, especially database services such as RDS.
Familiarity with JCL, Top Secret, TSO/ISPF, and other mainframe utilities.
Experience with database backup and recovery strategies, high availability, and disaster recovery.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, MongoDB, Postgres, InfluxDB, and Neo4j.
Understanding of the banking industry, specifically custodial and consumer banking functions.
Experience with cloud computing technologies, Hadoop ecosystem, and workflow management tools such as Luigi and Airflow.
Experience with agile development methodology.
Experience with CICD pipelines such as CircleCI or Jenkins.
Experience with Elastic Stack or other front-end development tools.

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain Mainframe Db2 z/OS databases, including performance tuning, backup and recovery, and security.
Provide cross-platform database support for SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and AWS RDS.
Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and scripts for data analysis and application support.
Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and cloud teams to support database integration and modernization efforts.
Implement and manage database automation, monitoring, and alerting tools.
Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
Ensure compliance with data governance, security policies, and audit requirements.
Contribute to cloud migration projects, particularly involving AWS database services.
Provide on-call support and incident response for critical database issues.

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