Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll collaborate with a hard-working, dedicated team committed to global innovation. With our robust R&D investment, you will have ample resources to excel and provide support to high-impact projects. You will play a vital role in crafting scalable database solutions with a strong emphasis on automation and infrastructure-as-code. You'll have the opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects that craft the future!

How Will You Make an Impact?

• Apply standard methodologies to database development and deployment, ensuring robust and efficient systems.
• Automate database environment provisioning and management using tools like Ansible.
• Develop new applications, APIs, and dashboards to provide support on critical metrics, using your software development expertise.
• Collaborate with AWS architects to build and implement cloud-based database solutions.
• Proactively identify and automate manual processes across existing database environments.

What Will You Do?

• Develop and maintain automated solutions for database provisioning, configuration, patching, backup, and recovery using scripting languages like Python and Java.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for database schema changes, data migrations, and application deployments, ensuring smooth and reliable delivery.
• Work seamlessly with other Database and IT professionals to craft, develop, deploy, and support key business initiatives.
• Show strength in the design, installation, and deployment of sophisticated database landscapes, focusing repeatability and consistency.
• Know the latest industry trends in database technologies, cloud platforms (especially AWS), and DevOps practices.
• Build and maintain robust security measures for corporate RDBMS systems, protecting against loss or theft.
• Actively participate in and support the continued adoption of agile project management methodology.
• Provide comprehensive support for database and data-related issues, using your strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Serve as a technical leader on development and infrastructure initiatives, bringing a software engineering perspective to database solutions, mentoring junior team members and sharing knowledge.
• Automate deployment and ongoing support of applications and database infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.

Education

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience

• 3+ years in a sophisticated environment, focusing on database development, automation, and software engineering.
• 2+ years of proven experience in Python and/or Java development database interaction, automation, and application development.
• Proven experience with database technologies and concepts, including relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), particularly database services and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience building robust monitoring and alerting systems for database health, performance, and security, ensuring proactive identification and resolution of issues.
• Develop and implement comprehensive unit, integration, and functional tests for application quality.
• Proficiency in database languages such as T-SQL and PL/SQL.
• Ability to write and maintain comprehensive and concise operational and user documentation.
• Experience in implementing and leading database security efforts using industry standard methodologies.
• Proficient in various operating systems (Windows Server, Linux
• RHEL)
• Significant experience in processing automation and orchestration technologies, especially Ansible, for database deployments, patching, and maintenance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• We are looking for excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong interest in debugging and root cause analysis.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey technical concepts.
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse environment and independently.
• Demonstrated capacity to fix and solve sophisticated technical issues across the application and database stack.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and integrate new data management and software development technologies.

Growth Opportunities

• We invest in our employees' growth through training, mentorship, and opportunities to work with diverse technologies.