Data Engineer

Company Description

Dentsu/Merkle is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsu mcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Job Description

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship or work transfers are available for this position
• Must currently live in and have a permanent residence in the United States 

This position will be part of Merkle DBA team. This team is responsible for guiding the full lifecycle of a Relational and/or NO-SQL based solutions, including infrastructure analysis, platform and infrastructure selection, technical architecture design, application design and development, testing, and deployment.

Team also serves as a point of escalation for support services on multiple data platforms. Team acts as an authoritative source for data technologies providing information on problem resolution and configuration best practices. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Administration, Installation, Configuration, Support, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting of multiple data management platforms like MS SQL Server, Netezza, RedShift, Azure SQL/Synapse, Big Query, MySQL, Snowflake etc.
• May be involved with the following: troubleshooting, recovery, tuning of the database, software installation and upgrades, resolving errors and failures, auditing activities, and resource utilization
• Schedule, plan, and document installation and testing
• Develop standards and guidelines
• Modify existing databases and database implementations or direct programmers and analysts to make changes
• Plan, coordinate and implement database security measures to safeguard information.
• Communicate with internal users and answer questions, documentation.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience on a commercial or open-source Relational Database Management System (RDMS) including but not limited to Database Administration, development, and/or maintenance with the desire and motivation to expand upon current skill set
• Experience with any of these: Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, SQL Server, Redshift, Snowflake etc.  
• Motivation to receive internal training and mentoring in different Data Management Technologies
• Familiarity with Cloud, MPP and Data Warehousing concepts is preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Must be authorized to work for our company in the United States now and in the future.

Additional Information

At Merkle, we believe that a diverse environment improves us as a community and as a business. We want to foster an environment of growth, where all ideas and contributions are encouraged. We need this culture of courage to continue to thrive in our fast-paced industry. We embrace differences of opinion. We value diversity of experience and thought, which help us to challenge and define industry-leading solutions, and support our goal of being a great place to work.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $78,000-$121,000. Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography.  A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit https://dentsubenefitsplus.com/