Job Details:

The Senior IInfrastructure Engineer is responsible for assisting with design, implementation, administration and maintenance of the organization's database platforms.  They provide guidance, mentorship, and technical acumen to the team, ensuring the company's databases’ reliability, scalability, and security. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

Assists with design, implementation, and maintenance of complex database systems. Ensure database performance, availability, and security at an advanced level. Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, and integrations. Providing technical leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, mentoring junior engineers, and fostering a collaborative environment. Competency in hosting sessions with cross-functional teams to review performance analysis, capacity planning, and optimization of database systems to ensure high availability and performance. Implementing and maintaining security measures to protect database systems from potential threats and vulnerabilities. Manage and optimize cloud-based database services like AWS, GCP, or Azure to ensure cost-effectiveness and scalability. Automating infrastructure deployment, configuration, and monitoring processes using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet. Perform other assigned job-related duties that align with our organization's vision, mission, and values and fall within your scope of practice. 

 
Qualifications:  

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience. Computer Science or Computer Engineering Preferred. 

Experience: 5+ years of relevant and practical experience in infrastructure management, network administration, or system engineering. 

Special Skills:  

Experience in one or multiple of the following DBMS platforms: Oracle, DB2, Progress, PostgreSQL or SQL Server. Proficiency in database performance tuning and optimization. Experience with cloud-based databases and services such as AWS RDS, GCP CloudSQL or AzureSQL. Proficiency in Windows, Unix or Linux operating systems. Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as Ansible, Python, PowerShell, t-sql, PL/SQL or Unix-based vi. 

Soft Skills:  

Problem-solving: Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities. Communication: Strong communication and presentation skills. Mentoring: Experience in mentoring junior team members. Strategic Thinking: Strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities. Leadership: Guiding junior team members and providing technical mentorship. Project Management: Planning and executing small to medium-sized projects. Critical Thinking: Analyzing complex systems and identifying areas for improvement. Negotiation: Balancing competing priorities and resources within the team. 

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.