Job Description:
Job Title Senior Engineer, MSSQL
Location London
Corporate Title Assistant Vice President
We are hiring a Senior Engineer reporting to the Head of MSSQL Engineering to deliver infrastructure engineering solutions. The Database Engineering team in Global Technology Infrastructure (GTI) is responsible for the design of database products and integrating them with other infrastructure services such as hosting, storage, backup and monitoring.
You will maintain standard builds, implement controls and tools and devise strategies to meet the business requirements of application teams using MSSQL. You will be part of the team acting as the global escalation point for critical MSSQL platform issues.
What we’ll offer you
A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.
You can expect:
- Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
- Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
- Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
- A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
- The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
Your key responsibilities
- Designing and evolving the MSSQL platform with a focus on performance, resilience, automation, and compliance
- Delivering production-grade solutions in scripting, automation, and platform tooling
- Ability to identify appropriate technologies to deliver desired business outcomes and deliverables for MSSQL lifecycle management, from provisioning through operational support
- Leading technical execution across multiple teams and regions with minimal oversight
- Collaborating with application and business stakeholders to deliver scalable and secure solutions
- Providing architectural and technical leadership across enterprise-wide programs involving MSSQL
Your skills and experience
- Experience in enterprise-scale database engineering on Windows Server
- Knowledge of MSSQL products including internals, HA and DR architecture, replication, and upgrades. The ability to create and maintain services/scripts which can be used to automate common database administration activities
- Strong skills in scripting and automation using Python, C#, Powershell and SQL; Jenkins, Ansible, and git are advantageous, as is .NET framework development. Use of Oauth2, EIDP and Certificate based authentication mechanisms
- Experience developing applications with MSSQL database connections eg OLEDB, ODBC, JDBC
- Deep understanding of systems infrastructure and integration using AD authentication and authorization, Windows Server, storage, networking, and virtualization
- Strong communication skills, including ability to influence senior stakeholders across technical and business domains
How we’ll support you
- Training and development to help you excel in your career
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
- We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)
About us
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.
Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.
If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss.
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.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.
