Principal Database Engineer

The Principal Database Engineer role has the ability to perform 70% architecture and 30% engineering functions where the individual partners with Executive Management to create the strategic direction for the Database Engineering Program. The Principal Database Engineer breathes the Mastercard Way. The role encompasses strategic engineering aspects of disruptive emerging technology for on premise and cloud solutions. The role collaborates with enterprise architects and is responsible evolution of emerging database services but also grounded in core MasterCard foundation database expertise.

Description:

• Strongly influences the Database Engineering overall strategy through collaboration with technical experts and management.
• Builds relationships internally and externally to contribute to the enterprise application programs strategic direction in providing abstract technical contributions in a global environment with strategic responsibility for the entire application portfolio.
• Proven track record in delivering the strategy for positive business outcomes on behalf of the application portfolio.
• Ability to perform as a technical lead by aligning the application strategy to the database strategy through the creation of roadmaps in collaboration with application program leadership.
• Contributes to complex cross-functional Database Engineering strategic initiatives by providing direction and communicating a unified vision across Mastercard.
• Ability to lead a technology portfolio with a proven track record for Database as a Service on-premise and cloud solutions by proactively planning, communicating, coordinating, and executing technical and architectural efforts with Executive Management that is agnostic to database technologies to improve the customer experience.
• Ability to take a macro and micro view of trending for scalability, capacity, performance for a technology portfolio by conducting database performance assessments in collaboration with application programs.
• Deep hands-on experience in proactively architecting secured on-premise and cloud solutions through standardization, automation, optimization, availability, scalability with an eye on end of life needs with the ability to strategize and identify architecture that will accelerate Database Engineering.
• Deep hands-on experience with the ability to lead the effort in understanding and implementing security related risk and compliance initiatives related to PCI and SOX compliance with the ability to guide Database Engineering in streamlining security functions.
• Deep hands-on experience with a proven track record to lead efforts in optimizing support models for Database Engineering including optimization of security, backup/recovery, architecture, networking, and administration, and operational support with the ability to guide members of Database Engineering for running an optimized support model and providing thought leadership to Executive Management.
• Experts in understanding the application and infrastructure layers for architecting and engineering solutions in partnership with application, development, and infrastructure teams across Mastercard.
• Ability to develop and drive vendor management partnerships strategically for Mastercard with Executive Management.
• Ability to conduct and communicate database performance assessments for a technology portfolio with the internal database team and provide thought leadership in partnering with application programs and management for the execution of performance assessments.
• Responsible and accountable for managing and mitigating risk in a technology portfolio by proactively identifying technology risks and guiding the organization to address the risks.
• Strong leadership experience growing, mentoring, and motivating a team by instilling a technical process improvement culture in database engineering colleagues in a positive manner.
• Researches and implements new technologies to enhance/grow existing database infrastructure and performs proof-of-concept research on behalf of Database Engineering.
• Create and deliver presentations for internal learning, training events, and/or business discussions with strategic partnership that is tailored to the audience.
• Drive intellectual property development and use for projects, team, and Database Engineering.
• Sharp shooters in identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving complex technical challenges or operational issues across Mastercard.
• Excellent working knowledge on Oracle & postgres.
• Excellent working knowledge on Oracle Goldengate replication.
• Excellent working knowledge on Performance Tunning.
• Excellent working knowledge on oracle database internals.
• Advanced hands-on experience in collaborating with development teams in helping them achieve Reliability, Operability, Scalable, Performant and Secure systems with the Database Tier.