Senior Database Engineer

Job Description:

Overview:

Technology underpins Deutsche Bank’s entire business and is changing and shaping the way we engage, interact and transact with all our stakeholders, both internally and externally.  Our Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) strategy is focused on strengthening engineering expertise, introducing an agile delivery model, as well as modernising the bank's IT infrastructure with long-term investments and taking advantage of cloud computing. But this is only the foundation. We continue to invest and build a team of visionary tech talent who will ensure we thrive in this period of unprecedented change for the industry. It means hiring the right people and giving them the training, freedom and opportunity they need to do pioneering work.

We are seeking an Engineer to design, develop and deliver significant components of engineering solutions to satisfy changing and diverse business goals.  Taking a lead in the design of solution components, you will be a role model of re-use, build fit for purpose and maintainable solutions, encourage best practices and deliver robust and well-tested solutions.   The ability to engage and partner with your business in order to deliver solutions iteratively will be key to your success.  Our engineers are creative, collaborative, innovative and passionate with a strong desire to make an impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Employ a range of techniques to analyse problems and evaluate multiple solutions against engineering, business & strategic criteria
• Collaborate to achieve consensus on topics and issues and contribute to communities
• Identify and resolve barriers to business deliveries implementing solutions which iteratively deliver value
• Design solutions using common design patterns with a range of design tools & techniques
• Conduct peer reviews to ensure designs are fit for purpose, extensible & re-usable
• Deliver end to end first-class engineering solutions across a range of technology platforms
• Improve delivery standards, working practices, tools & solutions and driving adoption of automation tools
• Ensure stable and reliable production environments and high-quality service delivery to customers
• Investigate production incidents & lead remediation, analyse services & components
• Design & build solutions which are secure & controlled
• Investigate & report on issues and potential risk events within designs and solutions

Skills & Qualifications:

  Mandatory

• Excellent technical skills in PostgreSQL
• Strong understanding of relational databases
• Ability to design and develop application/components including packages, store procedures, functions, triggers
• Experience in working with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Shell scripting
• Proficiency in data modelling and database design
• Open to learn Google Cloud technologies
• Data analysis skills
• Analytical thinker experienced in a range of problem-solving techniques & approaches
• Team player who shares and collaborates, a keen listener and quick learner
• Communicates clearly and influences using coherent, fact and benefit-based proposals
• Enables experimentation and fast learning approaches to creating business solutions
• Understands key elements of security, risk & control

  Nice to have

• Experience in banking projects          
• Experience with Agile Projects

Diversity, inclusion and mutual respect are essential elements of who we are. These values define the working environment we strive to create – engaging, supportive and welcoming of different views. We believe innovation stems from intellectual curiosity alongside the right mix of skills and talents. Therefore, we embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds. The company promotes equality of opportunity and encourages the development of all employees to their full potential.  We are open to agile working arrangements – talk to us about flexibility and other initiatives we offer.

We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best available person for a job regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and national or ethnic origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We aim to treat all employees in a fair and consistent manner, promote good working relationships to encourage high standards of conduct and performance within a work environment free from harassment, bullying and discrimination.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any concerns about the application process, please contact your recruiter.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.