Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Database Management (Microsoft SQL Server)

$75,000 - $139,000/Yr

Visa - Austin, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Austin, TX

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About the position

As a Staff Site Reliability Engineer specializing in Database Management at Visa, you will play a crucial role in delivering operational excellence within our open system database infrastructure. Our team is recognized as an industry leader in preventative and predictive operations, driven by continuous innovation through self-healing and automated ecosystems. Your primary focus will be on database reliability engineering, deployment, and support of Microsoft SQL Server technologies, both in on-premise and cloud environments such as AWS and GCP. You will collaborate closely with various stakeholders to gather requirements and provide recommendations for database standards, ensuring that our database solutions are efficient, cost-effective, and secure. In this role, you will be responsible for the installation, configuration, monitoring, upgrading, and maintenance of MSSQL databases in both production and non-production environments. You will also write, develop, and maintain PowerShell and TSQL scripts for database automation and application maintenance tasks. Your expertise will be essential in managing and supporting Microsoft SQL Server database technology and infrastructure, adhering to architectural guidelines and policies. You will participate in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of DBA tools to enhance the effectiveness of tasks such as performance monitoring and tuning, recovery, and database change management processing. This position is hybrid, allowing you to alternate between remote work and office presence. You will be expected to work from the office 2-3 days a week, based on business needs. Your contributions will ensure the continuous operation and availability of mission-critical business applications, and you will participate in on-call support as needed. Join us at Visa and make an impact in a purpose-driven industry leader, where you can experience a fulfilling career while helping to uplift everyone, everywhere through secure and innovative payment solutions.

Responsibilities

• Database reliability engineering, deployment, and support of MSSQL database technology.
• Support Database Administration and Engineering in the design, development, and deployment of Microsoft SQL database environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide recommendations for database standards.
• Provide technical expertise to design efficient and cost-effective solutions for Microsoft SQL Servers.
• Install, configure, monitor, upgrade, and maintain MSSQL databases in production and non-production environments.
• Write, develop, and maintain PowerShell and TSQL scripts for database automation and application maintenance tasks.
• Advance experience with automation of managerial and repetitive DBA tasks.
• Work closely with other teams to ensure delivery of database services within SLAs and performance targets.
• Provide technical expertise and hands-on support in consolidation and migration of databases to new hardware and platforms.
• Implementation and support of databases, storage structures, high-availability solutions, replication, encryption, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Manage, support, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server database technology and infrastructure, adhering to architectural guidelines and policies.
• Regular database capacity planning and archival solutions related to database growth and system utilization.
• Provide DBA support for enterprise monitoring, backup, alerting, and security compliance solutions for SQL servers.
• Participate in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of DBA tools to improve task effectiveness.
• Proactive and reactive performance analysis, monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolution of database issues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree, or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• 8-10 years of DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Strong technical skills in TSQL and PowerShell programming to automate SQL Server operational repetitive tasks.
• Solid understanding of network, storage, tiered application environments, and security.
• Strong knowledge and extensive experience with Microsoft SQL server technologies (SSMS, SQL clustering, Data Synchronization, Encryption, Partitioning, Performance, Security, SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS configuration).
• Good engineering skills in developing enterprise solutions to support MSSQL in areas like backup, monitoring and alerting, security compliance, patching, etc.
• Good interpersonal skills along with effective communication (both written and verbal) skills.

Nice-to-haves

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree.
• 2+ Years of experience working on SQL Server on Linux platforms.
• 2+ years of experience in managing a team of size minimum of 3+ and working with Global teams.
• Programming languages Python or C++ is a plus for this position.
• Work experience in a Financial Institute will be preferred.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program