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First Citizens Bank

Database Engineer III

raleigh, NC

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First Citizens Bank lists this Database Engineer III opportunity in raleigh, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Overview

The Database Engineer III serves as a senior-level technical resource responsible for the design, implementation, administration, support, and optimization of enterprise database and data platform technologies. The position leads the engineering and support of Redis environments (standalone and clustered), OpenSearch platforms, and relational database technologies including PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and IBM DB2. The role also provides expertise in Oracle GoldenGate replication technologies, including real-time, batch, and bidirectional replication architectures.

Overview

The Database Engineer III serves as a senior-level technical resource responsible for the design, implementation, administration, support, and optimization of enterprise database and data platform technologies. The position leads the engineering and support of Redis environments (standalone and clustered), OpenSearch platforms, and relational database technologies including PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and IBM DB2. The role also provides expertise in Oracle GoldenGate replication technologies, including real-time, batch, and bidirectional replication architectures. This position partners closely with application teams, infrastructure teams, security teams, and business stakeholders to deliver highly available and secure database solutions. The role participates in on-call support, disaster recovery exercises, automation initiatives, and technology modernization efforts while driving operational excellence across the database ecosystem.

Technical Support & Engineering

Provides advanced engineering and operational support for enterprise database and data platform technologies. Designs, builds, configures, installs, upgrades, patches, and maintains database infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

Leads troubleshooting and resolution of complex production incidents, performance issues, replication failures, and infrastructure outages. Provides technical leadership during incident response and root cause analysis efforts.

Manages technical projects and initiatives related to database infrastructure modernization, platform migrations, cloud adoption, automation, and operational improvements.

Redis Administration & Engineering

Design, install, configure, and support Redis standalone and clustered deployments.

Build and maintain Redis environments on Linux-based operating systems.

Implement Redis high availability solutions, clustering, replication, backup, and recovery processes.

Monitor Redis health, performance, capacity, and availability.

Design and support Redis cloud deployments including managed cloud services and hybrid architectures.

Develop standards, procedures, and operational documentation for Redis administration.

Perform Redis security hardening, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.

OpenSearch Administration & Support

Install, configure, and maintain OpenSearch clusters.

Monitor cluster performance, availability, indexing rates, and storage utilization.

Troubleshoot search performance issues and platform incidents.

Configure index lifecycle management, retention policies, backups, and disaster recovery processes.

Partner with application teams to optimize search architecture and indexing strategies.

Implement security controls, role-based access, and audit capabilities.

Relational Database Administration

PostgreSQL

Oracle Database

Microsoft SQL Server

IBM DB2

Oracle GoldenGate Administration & Replication

Configure and administer GoldenGate environments across Oracle and supported heterogeneous database platforms.

Support real-time and batch-oriented replication solutions.

Design and maintain bidirectional replication architectures.

Monitor replication health, latency, and performance.

Troubleshoot replication failures and data synchronization issues.

Support high availability and disaster recovery replication requirements.

Implement change data capture (CDC) solutions and data integration strategies.

Linux Systems Support

Install and maintain database platforms on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and related distributions.

Perform operating system level troubleshooting related to database performance and availability.

Support server provisioning, storage configuration, process monitoring, and patching activities.

Collaborate with infrastructure teams to maintain secure and stable Linux environments.

Database Security & Access Management

Manage database users, roles, privileges, and authentication mechanisms.

Implement least-privilege access models and segregation of duties.

Support security audits, compliance reviews, and remediation efforts.

Monitor database access and security controls.

Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements.

Automation & Scripting

Create and maintain scripts using Shell, Python, PowerShell, SQL, or other automation tools.

Automate provisioning, monitoring, reporting, backup validation, and maintenance activities.

Develop repeatable deployment procedures and Infrastructure-as-Code practices where applicable.

Improve operational consistency through automation and self-service capabilities.

Technical Expertise & Leadership

Serves as a subject matter expert for database technologies and platform architecture.

Provides technical guidance to engineers, developers, and project teams.

Contributes to platform standards, operational best practices, and technology roadmaps.

Mentors junior engineers and assists with knowledge transfer initiatives.

Required Technical Skills

Advanced administration of Redis in standalone and clustered environments

Redis deployment and support across on-premises and cloud platforms

OpenSearch administration and performance optimization

Redis engineering and operations

Oracle GoldenGate replication solutions

Oracle GoldenGate configuration and administration

Real-time, batch, and bidirectional replication architectures

Linux system administration fundamentals

PostgreSQL/OrcaleMicrosoft SQL administration and support

Database security and access management

High availability architectures

Scripting and automation using Shell, Python, PowerShell, or similar technologies

Cloud database technologies and services

Qualifications

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of experience in Database Engineering, Database Administration, Platform Engineering, or related field

OR

High School Diploma/GED and 8+ years of experience in Database Engineering, Database Administration, Platform Engineering, or related field

Additional Information

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at

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Worksite address

raleigh, NC, 27601, US

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