Senior Database Developer

Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides price transparency across the global fuel supply chain, including the Spot, Wholesale Rack and Retail markets. OPIS enables customers to buy and sell energy commodities with confidence with multi-platform access to accurate data, real-time news, powerful software and educational events. Our commitment to reliability is reinforced by personalized customer service and constant innovation. OPIS listens to what the energy community needs and responds with flexible and easy-to-use products. Navigating world fuel markets is complex – OPIS makes it simpler.

The multinational Product Engineering Support team is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, availability, and timeliness of all OPIS’s products, services, and reports. We communicate quickly and effectively with a variety of stakeholders across the company and provide support coverage both on and off hours (including weekends).

About the Role:

As a Senior Database Developer, you will be a contributing member of a team of geo-diverse project managers, software developers, database developers, and product owners that work to deliver high quality products that meet stated success criteria. This will include but is not limited to: maintaining database systems; creating code, objects and scripts to support database development; understanding our data intake systems and how the data is transformed into our numerous product offerings. You will have the opportunity to wear multiple hats in a collaborative agile development environment and enhance your skills as a database developer, with a strong focus on data validation and accuracy. 

Your Expertise:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent experience

• 2-4 years of database developer experience (SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL preferred)

• Ability to create and understand data models

• Ability to create and maintain stored procedures, views, functions

• Ability to write advanced SQL code; queries and statements to explore source data and data issues

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for code deployment

• Familiarity with execution plan analysis and performance tuning

• Must speak and write in English fluently; Effective communicator

Does this sound like you?

• A strong analytical thinker with a love for planning and organization who can manage competing demands with minimal supervision

• A self-starter with a never-ending curiosity to learn and solve problems

• A critical thinker, with mad problem-solving skills

• A team player with great interpersonal and communication skills

• A structured developer, with good time-management skills

If these things strike a chord with you, we should talk.

We’d also love to hear about your experiences with any of the following:

• Degrees, Certifications, and/or awards/recognition that you have achieved

• Knowledge of SDLC, Agile methodology and/or SCRUM

• Experience working with scripts under source control (Git/TFVC/etc)

• Experience being part of a continuous integration and deployment process

Our Benefits: 

• Pension Scheme: Company contributes up to 8% of your salary with matching contributions.

• Healthcare Coverage: Comprehensive health plan with unlimited coverage, including outpatient care, dental, and maternity.

• Life & Disability Insurance: Coverage from day one, including life insurance at 2X salary and accident coverage up to 4X salary.

• Wellness Programs: Access to wellness platforms, mindfulness apps, and free fitness classes.

• Meal & Teleworking Allowance: Monthly meal card and teleworking allowance.

• Flexible Working: Ability to work from home 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for 1 week per quarter.

• Family Care Support: Up to 4 weeks of paid compassionate leave and a generous reimbursement for emergency care.

• Referral Bonus: Earn a bonus for recommending great talent to join us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. 

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - OPIS

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role