Thales · 2 days ago
Database Engineering Specialist
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$115K/yr - $191K/yr
8+ years expThales is a company that architects identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. The Database Engineering Specialist will focus on Cassandra database administration and manage all responsibilities related to database installation, deployment strategy, architecture design, and technical project planning.
AerospaceCyber SecurityIndustrial ManufacturingMilitaryRemote SensingSecurityTransportation
Responsibilities
Database performance analysis and operations review for production database platforms
Manage database operations activities including incident response, database alert resolution, and managing third party support engagement
Deploy and maintain database monitoring solutions
Develop, design, deploy, and test backup and recovery architectures for customer database platform solutions
Design, strategize, plan, and participate in database migration activities
Build, test, and review technical documentation, utilize documentation set as a playbook to manage and apply production change
Responsible for participating in maintenance window activities for hosted, on premise, and public cloud platform changes
Responsible for database platform deployment, installation, patching, change management, and third-party software upgrades on internal and external customer platforms
Responsible for database hardening procedure identification and deployment on public cloud, hosted, and on-premises platforms
Responsible for providing database expertise and operations support to the technical support teams and project delivery teams
Responsible for participating in database platform review, bench and tuning exercises, security evaluation, provide technical analysis and proactive recommendations for improvements and/or design changes for both production platforms and new software product delivery releases
Qualification
Required
College degree in Computer Science
NOSQL Database: 8-10 years Cassandra administration, other experience in other NOSQL database like MongoDB a plus
Extensive background with public cloud database deployment, management and migration
Expertise in database concepts, defining standards, processes, and procedures in database deployment methodologies
Expert in operations of high-profile production database platforms with high SLA and high-performance expectation
High level of experience in managing change on production database platform on hosted, on premise, and cloud database platforms
Expert in deploying high availability database architectures
Very good knowledge of all phases of software development lifecycle: requirements analysis, specification, design, implementation, code review, testing, and release
Relational Database: Oracle database administration (Data Guard, Goldengate, active/passive, active/active) is a plus
Relational Database: MySQL administration experience is a plus
Proactive, team player, and leadership qualities with strong technical background
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
Highly skilled in Cassandra database administration
Skilled in Public Cloud deployment (Cloud Formation, Terraform…), operations and monitoring (Datadog)
Skilled in Oracle database and related tools a plus
MySQL, MongoDB, SQL Server experience a plus
Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker
Database performance evaluation, platform bench participation
Benefits
Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance
Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period
Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off
Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program
Company
Thales
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$533.58MKey Investors
European Investment Bank
2025-09-17Post Ipo Debt· $533.58M
1999-04-01IPO
Leadership Team
Abdelhafid Mordi
Chairman & CEO Thales Emarat Technologies
Emily Tan
CEO, Thales Solutions Asia Pte Ltd and Country Director, Thales in Singapore
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