Senior Database Platform Engineer (Oracle)

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Work type
On-site
Location
O Fallon, MO
Salary
$96,000–$163,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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This role $130k
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This role pays less than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $130k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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About Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, processing transactions between financial institutions and merchants using its extensive network of credit, debit, and prepaid card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Mastercard currently has 118 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Database Platform Engineer (Oracle)

The Senior Database Platform Engineer (Oracle) joins the Database Engineering team to provide technical leadership and drive platform strategy across a global enterprise ecosystem. This role focuses on designing, engineering, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available database infrastructure for critical applications. The engineer will build automation capabilities for provisioning, patching, and monitoring while implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet. They will integrate platforms into CI/CD pipelines and manage distributed systems within microservices-based architectures. Key technologies include Oracle Exadata, RAC, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Cassandra. The role addresses the challenge of modernizing database infrastructure to improve operational efficiency and reliability while ensuring compliance with security requirements and data governance standards in a complex environment that requires high availability for global payment services.

What you'll do

  • Design, engineer, and manage enterprise database platforms for high availability and security.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate provisioning, patching, and deployment.
  • Integrate database platforms into CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery processes.
  • Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, performance tuning, and disaster recovery initiatives.
  • Establish engineering standards, governance frameworks, and operational best practices for the database ecosystem.
  • Manage infrastructure for Oracle, Redis, and PostgreSQL across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies to improve platform scalability and operational efficiency.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Advanced expertise in Oracle Exadata/RAC, Redis, and PostgreSQL database engineering and administration.
  • Strong knowledge of platform engineering principles including cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD.
  • Experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure and modern application platforms using automation at scale.
  • Understanding of distributed systems management and microservices-based architectures.
  • Experience establishing engineering standards, operational procedures, and platform governance practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineers while driving technical initiatives.
  • Strong communication skills to influence technical decisions and manage stakeholders across cross-functional teams.

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