SE - Database Engineer

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform database management initiatives that typically involve multiple disciplines and business groups, including database architecture, design, integration and data modeling.
• Assist in database installations, including troubleshooting and problem resolution.
• Provide technical expertise for the planning, research, design implementation, maintenance, and control of databases.
• Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of issues, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to service owners.
• Optimize and troubleshoot existing data pipelines for performance and reliability.
• Design and certify next generation database technologies.
• Provide technical recommendation into the future direction of database technology.
• Develop/implement cloud infrastructure to support current and future business needs.
• Ensure all cloud solutions exhibit a higher level of cost efficiency, performance, security, scalability, and reliability.
• Consult with multiple client groups to provide strategic solutions, influencing long term internal and enterprise level database architecture and management strategies.
• Exhibit detail orientation and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Promote opportunities for refactoring and identify areas of optimization.
• Use automation, including continuous integration, automated deployments.
• Create documents and other artifacts to promote sustainable knowledge management within the organization.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field is typically required.
• 5+ years of experience in database administration/development
• Strong knowledge and experience in database management and administration
• Ability to analyze problems and develop solutions is important. This might involve troubleshooting technical issues or analyzing performance data.
• Good communication skills are important, as the role will likely involve interacting with various teams and stakeholders.
• The ability to manage tasks effectively, prioritize work, and meet deadlines is crucial in this role.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and processes is often more important than existing technical skills.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

For more information on the Securities Trading Program, please refer to the STP Quick Reference guide on ComplianceNet

Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee’s tenure with Moody’s.