Oracle Lead Database Engineer

Sabre is a technology company that powers the global travel industry. By leveraging next-generation technology, we create global technology solutions that take on the biggest opportunities and solve the most complex challenges in travel. 

Positioned at the center of the travel, we shape the future by offering innovative advancements that pave the way for a more connected and seamless ecosystem as we power mobile apps, online travel sites, airline and hotel reservation networks, travel agent terminals, and scores of other solutions.

Simply put, we connect people with moments that matter.

As a member of the SRE Database Engineering team you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our database systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain robust and efficient infrastructure solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of database system architecture, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for automating processes to enhance operational efficiency.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Implements enterprise data standards across the portfolio of databases 

• Creates and maintains databases required for development, testing, and production usage 

• Performs ongoing tuning of databases 

• Maintains database schema objects

• Provides technical support to application development teams 

• Assists with impact analysis of any changes made to the database objects

• Collaborates with security teams to implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations

• Maintains comprehensive documentation of database configurations, processes, and best practices

• Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and takes corrective actions to improve stability and performance of databases running on production environment

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of experience in supporting relational databases, primarily Oracle

• Experienced in any of database replication technologies such as Oracle GoldenGate or Data Guard

• Advanced knowledge of SQL and scripting languages for database automation tasks

• Experience in supporting NoSQL databases like Couchbase, MongoDB, Redis, or Cassandra

• Expertise in database performance tuning and troubleshooting

• Basic knowledge of UNIX/Linux from a DBA perspective

• Scripting skills and experience with CI/CD processes and tools

• Good working knowledge of cloud services, preferably Google Cloud Platform

• Strong attitude towards teamwork, knowledge sharing, and documentation

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of database schema migration tools such as Liquibase or Flyway

• Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform

• General experience with distributed architecture, high availability systems, and capacity planning

• Familiarity with machine learning and artificial intelligence concepts can be beneficial for enhancing system automation, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance

Reasonable Accommodation

Sabre is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Sabre position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Sabre at recruiting@careers.sabre.com.

Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Affirmative Action

Sabre is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW

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