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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Database Engineer - **Company:** The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, JIRA, Bash Shell, Databases, Continuous Availability, Data Integrity, Data Masking, Database Security, Oracle Data Guard, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Oracle Exadata, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Apache Maven, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Oracle Rac, Performance Tuning, Ansible, Standard Sql, PL-SQL, Scripting, Grafana, Database Performance, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Amazon Relational Database Service, Bitbucket, Cloudwatch, Software Coding, Terraform, Jenkins, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/5333f162-90d2-49e7-8b99-0ee783c64367 ## About the Role Seeking an experienced Database Engineer with proven leadership in managing distributed teams, along with strong hands-on expertise in Oracle technologies across on-premises and AWS cloud environments, including RAC, Exadata, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RDS for Oracle, Oracle Database on AWS, and ZDLRA. The ideal candidate will also possess strong scripting skills in at least one programming language, with a demonstrated automation-first mindset., * Minimum of 8 years of related experience * Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience Talents Needed for Success: * Hands-on experience with AWS RDS for Oracle, Oracle Database on AWS and AWS services (CloudWatch, IAM, KMS, VPC, S3, EBS, EC2) * Strong knowledge of PL/SQL coding standards, performance tuning, and database internals * Experience with OEM, Grafana, Goldengate and related database tooling * Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and DevOps collaboration models * Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Maven, and Jira * Proficiency in scripting and automation (Shell, Python, Ansible, Terraform) * Solid understanding of data modeling, schema design, and performance-driven architecture * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams * Deep expertise in Oracle RAC, Exadata, DataGuard and Oracle ZDLRA ## Description * Manage and lead a distributed DBA engineering team (multiple direct reports) * Operational leader for Database Engineering (incidents, escalations, stability) * Serve as the day-to-day operations lead for Database Engineering * Own and manage production escalations, major incidents, and resolution coordination * Support ongoing delivery, releases, and engineering initiatives * Resolve complex issues involving multiple dependencies * Architect, design, and implement Oracle databases on AWS RDS to ensure data integrity, security, and near-continuous availability for critical financial applications * Perform database migrations from on-premises Oracle platforms to AWS RDS, ensuring performance, resiliency, and compliance post-migration * Monitor, analyze, and optimize database performance using AWR/ASH, RDS Performance Insights, CloudWatch, and OEM to meet Tier-0/Tier-1 SLAs * Supporting applications using Data guard, RAC, and Goldengate microservices. * Develop, review, and optimize database code including PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions, materialized views, and complex SQL * Implement and maintain database security controls, including encryption (TDE), data masking, redaction, fine-grained auditing, and access governance * Design and support disaster recovery solutions using RDS automated backups, snapshots, Multi-AZ, and cross-region strategies * Participate in production support, on-call rotations, and incident escalations to meet enterprise SLAs ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [How building an industry DBMS differs from building a research one](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/768-how-building-an-industry-dbms-differs-from-building-a-research-one) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers)