Sr. Database Engineer (Remote)

CBRE is a leading global real estate services firm, and they are seeking a Sr. Database Engineer to provide advanced technical support and maintenance for production and test systems. The role involves managing enterprise databases, overseeing application systems, and coaching others to develop expertise in database engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day operations and support of enterprise databases
• Set up and configure complex databases, interfaces, and production environments
• Work with application developers to create innovative programs and systems
• Oversee production application systems, the information warehouse, and business intelligence systems
• Direct installation and configuration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, partitioning strategies, and automation techniques
• Manage user security and access to the databases to ensure a controlled environment
• Investigate, review, and test patches and bug fixes
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values
• Anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams
• Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience
• In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered
• Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL Database Administrator, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator preferred
• Advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives
• Expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function
• The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions
• Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc
• Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset