Cargill

Senior Platform Engineer - Databases

Cargill$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience, preferably 5+ years.
  • Expertise in Database technologies such as Oracle and SQL.
  • Strong knowledge of Cloud and On-Premise database environments.
  • Proven experience in software development with a focus on clean and efficient coding.
  • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technological solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop high-quality software solutions for database infrastructure.
  • Lead software deployment automation including CI/CD processes.
  • Collaborate with product managers and designers to refine software requirements.
  • Write and maintain unit tests and integration tests as part of software quality assurance.
  • Recommend and implement improvements to development processes and standards.
  • Create and maintain detailed documentation for software applications and deployments.
  • Provide technical support to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues with deployed applications.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to drive database administration and operational excellence in a large organization.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Focus on continuous improvement and innovation in software deployment and development.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and methodologies in platform engineering.
Full Job Description
Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Professional, Platform Engineering - Databases job designs, develops and maintains digital technology infrastructure to support Databases including Oracle, SQL and other Databases, both On-Premise and Cloud. With minimal supervision, this job collaborates with cross functional teams to define, design and implement new features to meet user needs and business goals, and upgrade existing platforms to improve performance and functionality through writing clean, efficient and scalable code and troubleshooting and debugging complex issues. This job also participates in code reviews to maintain high code quality and share knowledge with platform engineering team members.

Key Accountabilities

  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Designs and develops high quality software solutions by writing clean, maintainable and efficient codes.
  • AUTOMATION: Leads the application of internal software deployment platform, continuous integration or continuous delivery pipeline and twelve factor development methodology to automate the deployment process, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
  • COLLABORATION: Partners with cross functional team of product managers, designers and other engineers to gather complex requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
  • TESTING & DEBUGGING: Writes and maintains complex unit tests and integration tests, and performs debugging to maintain the quality and performance of the software, applying test driven development as needed.
  • CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Recommends options for improving the software development and deployment processes, and implements the approved standards to improve efficiency and reliability.
  • DOCUMENTATION: Creates and maintains comprehensive documentation for complex software applications, deployment processes and system configurations.
  • TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Provides technical support and troubleshooting for complex issues with deployed applications to ensure minimal downtime and fast resolution.


Qualifications

Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.

ADDITIONAL: We are looking for Database Engineers who can take full ownership of Databases at Cargill, driving database administration, automation and operational excellence for a large complex organization.

The business will not sponsor work visas for applicants for this role.

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