DATABASE ENGINEER III

DATABASE ENGINEER III

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Recruiter: Rebecca Loughlin

As a Database Engineer, you’ll be working closely with other Database Engineers to guide multiple engineering teams through solution-ing their features and maintaining existing code. You will get to work in a highly collaborative environment where you will have the opportunity to grow as an engineer and help instill in others a passion for software development.

Here at UKG, Our Purpose Is People. UKG combines the strength and innovation of Ultimate Software and Kronos, uniting two award-winning, employee-centered cultures. Our employees are an extraordinary group of talented, energetic, and innovative people who care about more than just work. We strive to create a culture of belonging and an employee experience that empowers our people. UKG has more than 13,000 employees around the globe and is known for its inclusive workplace culture. Ready to be inspired? Learn more at www.ukg.com/careers

Primary/Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Extensive experience developing cutting-edge solutions to maximize performance, scalability, and distributed processing capabilities
• Extensive experience with enterprise-scale OOP software utilizing SaaS design principles
• Ability to work independently to coordinate and implement solutions to complex technical issues
• Ability to lead technical efforts by coordinating the technical team members to align and ensure the integrity and quality of the final solution
• Ability to collaborate outside of the team to align and achieve expected outcomes
• Ability to identify and refactor areas of functional and architectural improvement
• History of obtaining leading-edge technological knowledge and ability to lead efforts with relevant technologies
• Experience with successful implementation of departmental improvements in process/technical solutions with positive measurable results
• Successful track record of mentoring team members
• Proven ability to provide leadership with new development efforts, historical success with contributing to the design and estimation of new features

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience with SQL development
• Proven experience producing highly performant SQL code
• Proven experience with extensive database performance analysis
• Proven experience implementing data and backups encryption
• Agile or Lean Software Development experience such as Kanban or Scrum
• Proven experience successfully working within a team and managing a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities
• Superior problem-solving skills
• Positive team player attitude with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and willing to “do what it takes” to get the job done
• High degree of organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivation to learn new methodologies that will enhance job performance
• Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent experience, Masters’ preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Mongo DB

Physical Requirements:

• Be able to work with a computer or laptop for the length of the workday, with intermittent breaks as necessary.
• Be able to write and speak in English with other team members

Travel Requirements:

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