Senior Infrastructure Engineer
About The Position
At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. We are guided by three core values: Curiosity, Collaboration, and Commitment. Technology plays an invaluable role in our success, from signing up new artists to providing data to digital service providers and helping artists use AI tools. The engineering team at Warner Music Group makes all of it a reality. WMG is committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone, encouraging applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent. We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead our transition from outsourced database management to an in-house model. This role is critical in stabilizing our legacy Oracle environments while driving our modernization strategy across our multi-cloud footprint. A major focus of this role will be spearheading the architectural shift of our database workloads from Oracle to PostgreSQL. You will serve as the technical lead for critical business systems, architect scalable, cost-effective database solutions, and help us modernize our technology stack.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in Oracle Database Administration (11g/12c/19c) across heterogeneous environments (Linux and Windows).
- High proficiency in PostgreSQL database administration, including hands-on experience migrating enterprise-scale workloads from Oracle to PostgreSQL.
- Proven track record of managing databases in multi-cloud environments (strong proficiency in AWS and GCP is required; experience with Azure is a plus).
- Knowledge of or experience managing Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) environments is a strong plus.
- General understanding of Oracle License Management Services (LMS) and compliance strategies.
- Experience with enterprise automated job scheduling and database performance monitoring platforms.
- Deep knowledge of database design, logical data models, and data normalization.
Responsibilities
- Architect, plan, and execute the complex migration of legacy Oracle workloads to PostgreSQL.
- Serve as the in-house Subject Matter Expert (SME) for PostgreSQL design, implementation, and administration.
- Lead the strategy and execution of migrating and managing database workloads in managed cloud services across our multi-cloud environment (heavy emphasis on AWS and GCP, with minor support in Azure).
- Analyze complex queries, optimize database server settings across both Oracle and PostgreSQL platforms, and leverage enterprise performance monitoring tools to proactively tune systems.
- Ensure databases comply with strict SOX guidelines. Implement encryption, access controls, and oversee quarterly account reviews. Maintain a general awareness of Oracle licensing and compliance to mitigate financial risks during the transition period.
- Determine and implement robust backup and recovery strategies (RTO/RPO), test automated failover procedures, and automate backup tasks using native cloud tooling.
- Provide expert, Level III escalation support for critical production incidents, including after-hours integration support and on-call rotations.
Benefits
- Performance based annual bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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