Senior Database Engineer

Senior Database Engineer

Looking for an innovative, high-growth, multi-award-winning company in one of the hottest segments of the security market?  Look no further than Veracode!

Veracode is a global leader in Application Risk Management for the AI era. Powered by trillions of lines of code scans and a proprietary AI-generated remediation engine, the Veracode platform is trusted by organizations worldwide to build and maintain secure software from code creation to cloud deployment.

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We are seeking an exceptional Senior Data Engineer experienced in highly available cloud database and services for a role in our Data Platform group focused on building and operating our cloud database and microservices infrastructure. The Data platform group owns all application and analytics data resources with a focus on deploying and configuring the underlying infrastructure, including data pipelines, and data security, to ensure data availability and uptime.

What you will be responsible for:

• Deploy cloud resources and configurations using DevOps tooling, preferably Terraform.
• Deploy, configure and manage AWS services like RDS, Aurora, MSK, Redis, Firehose, redshift, Kinesis, etc.
• Proactively monitor, tune, and optimize queries supporting multi-tenant SaaS applications.
• Monitor production database health and performance, including participation in on-call rotation
• Collaborate with software engineers, system administrators, and business stakeholders to meet data requirements and integrate databases with other systems
• Conduct code reviews and perform governance/approval functions.

Required Skills:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, with 5+ years of industry experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience supporting relational database solutions—including PostgreSQL, Oracle, and MySQL—in large-scale production environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for deploying and managing resources in public cloud environments, preferably AWS.
• Proven experience in application development, preferably with Python and/or Java.
• Familiarity with cloud deployment concepts, including CI/CD, microservices (Kubernetes), networking, and security.
• Solid understanding of data security, governance, and access control best practices.
• Highly collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
• Experience working in Agile engineering environments.

What we offer you:

• Outstanding Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage to meet all your healthcare needs.
• Wellness benefits to help you focus on what’s most important.
• “Take What You Need” time off policy.
• Extensive development and training offerings to help you grow your career at Veracode.
• Generous 401k match to help save for your future.
• Amazing community of professionals who take pride in what we do every day.

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Job Grade:Senior

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