MetLife · 4 months ago
Senior DB2 Database Engineer
Cary, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $125K/yr
5+ years expMetLife is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management. The Senior DB2 Database Engineer will be responsible for engineering and operating IBM DB2/UDB platforms, managing existing databases, and optimizing performance through automation and innovative solutions.
Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceRisk Management
Responsibilities
Lead and participate in efforts to leverage Automation, AIOps, and Observability for optimized data infrastructure performance, security, and stability, including research, planning, design, engineering, and operation of highly available, reliable, and scalable solutions
Design and implement infrastructure-as-code solutions to build, configure, and manage database infrastructure
Develop and implement automation for self-healing mechanisms to minimize system downtime as well as self-service solutions for streamlined operations
Lead and participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and recommend tuning and optimization procedures to improve database performance
Review and implement database configurations in alignment with MetLife data security standards
Demonstrate strong ownership and accountability
Participates in the on-call rotation to support a 24•7 environment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or another related field, or equivalent relevant experience
5+ years of experience with IBM DB2/LUW (UDB) database administration on Unix and AIX, including DB2 utilities
Strong database analytical skills to improve complex system performance and perform Root Cause Analyses
Preferred
Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts
Strong coding skills with UNIX shell scripting, DB2 SQL PL and experience in Automation with Self-Healing & AIOps
Understanding of Agile principles and proficiency in Azure DevOps
Working knowledge of another DB technology such as Oracle, IBM Informix or PostgreSQL
Experience with Azure DevOps, automation with Ansible or other similar infrastructure coding tools
Experience working closely with Observability tools like Elastic, Grafan, Datadog, etc
Familiarity with products such as Rubrik, AppDynamics, IBM TWS Scheduler, IBM Guardium, ServiceNow
Experience with API and API-driven development
Knowledge of Machine Learning (ML) and ML models, with experience in configuring ML jobs
Affinity to learn other technologies based on demand and help team members by coaching and assisting
Benefits
Comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision
Dental insurance
No-cost short- and long-term disability
Company-paid life insurance
Legal services
A retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife
401(k) with employer matching
Group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Digital mental health programs
Parental leave
Volunteer time off
Tuition assistance
Company
MetLife
MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2000-04-14IPO
Leadership Team
Michel A. Khalaf
President & CEO, MetLife, Inc.
Koley Corte
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Institutional, Regional, Global Insights+Analytics
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