Senior Software Engineer - Database Performance

Job Description

We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients, and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing, and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?

About the Team

Virtus from FIS solutions enable asset managers around the globe to effectively service the complex landscape of global credit markets. We provide integrated solutions for trade order management, asset administration, portfolio management and credit research. 

What You Will Be Doing

As a Senior Software Engineer, your strong database and application performance tuning skills will be essential in joining our global development team and working on the next generation of Middle Office and Collateral Administration product offerings. You will thrive by being a team-oriented player in a highly collaborative environment. You must be a self-starter who is always open to optimizing existing development practices through new technologies, patterns, and processes.

• Monitor database performance and proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize SQL queries and database configurations to improve performance and resource utilization.
• Maximize the availability of the loan administration platform

• Ensure SQL code quality, readability, and maintainability.  Establish patterns and conventions.

• Define and implement alerting thresholds and notifications for important application and database events, responding promptly to alerts and troubleshooting issues to minimize impact on operations.
• Review T-SQL code during the development process, highlight potential performance issues and provide recommendations, including converting T-SQL code to higher level programming framework(.Net) where applicable.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer/information sciences, related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.
• Typically, at least 8 years of work experience in information technology with proven abilities as a database engineer or similar role, and advanced SQL code writing skills.
• Experience with database monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, SQL Server Profiler, SolarWinds or similar, along with development knowledge using Microsoft .Net/C#.
• Expertise with Azure services relevant to database management, such as Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
• Proficiency in deploying and managing SQL databases on Azure VMs or Azure SQL Managed Instances
• Demonstrated expertise performance tuning applications from top to bottom, including profiling of applications. Experience with Open Telemetry.

Added Bonus If You Have

• PostgreSQL skills in addition to necessary SQL Sever skills.

What We Offer You

A career at FIS is more than just a job. It’s the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you:

• A voice in the future of fintech
• Always-on learning and development
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to give back
• Competitive salary and benefits

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FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $110,330.00 - $185,350.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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