Key skills
Oracle expertiseAWS experienceAutomation skillsReplication masteryGitOps mindsetObservability toolsOracle certificationNoSQL experienceIaC certificationBachelor's degreePythonNoSQLAWSTerraformEC2DynamoDBRDSCloudWatchOracleDatadogSplunkGitHubGitLabGitOpsSDLCCI/CD
About this role
BILL is a rapidly growing fintech company focused on empowering businesses through innovative financial tools. They are seeking a Senior Database Reliability Engineer with expertise in Oracle and AWS to manage and optimize their database systems while driving automation and ensuring high availability.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert responsible for managing, optimizing, and ensuring the stability of Oracle and cloud-native ecosystems
- Pivot our stack toward full automation, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and seamless scaling
Requirements:
- Deep Oracle Expertise: 6+ years of experience in database engineering with a primary focus on Oracle (19c or later), including strong skills in performance tuning (AWR, ASH, execution plans), security, and access control
- AWS Experience: 3+ years managing mission-critical Oracle databases on AWS (RDS Custom or EC2)
- Mandatory Automation Skills: Proven proficiency in EITHER Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (writing custom modules, state management) OR advanced scripting/development using Python (boto3, automation frameworks). Candidates must be able to demonstrate code samples
- Replication Mastery: Advanced experience with Oracle GoldenGate for real-time data integration and migration
- GitOps Mindset: Experience applying an SDLC approach to infrastructure changes (CI/CD pipelines, GitLab/GitHub)
- Observability: Experience with monitoring and alerting tools like Foglight, DataDog, Splunk, and CloudWatch for real-time performance monitoring and issue resolution
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Oracle Certification: Possession of OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) or OCM (Oracle Certified Master) credentials
- Modern CDC Tools: Familiarity with open-source replication tools like Debezium
- NoSQL Experience: Hands-on experience with DynamoDB
- AWS Certification: AWS Certified Database - Specialty
- IaC Certification: HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate