Sr Database Engineer, Remote

As a Sr Engineer you will be considered a technical expert in one or more phases of application and/or systems engineering. This includes providing design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy and expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business. You will determine specifications, plan, design, and develop business critical software solutions, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes - either individually or in concert with product team.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Designing Solutions

• Apply technical knowledge to drive outcomes for customers. 
• Ability to work and problem-solve independently on initiatives that align with the broader software engineering strategy.

Developing Features and Functionality

• Member of team that can work independently, as well as collaboratively with team, in developing functionality for the database product that helps our engineering teams deliver outcomes.
• Consistent and dependable in delivering core software that delivers outcomes and meets/exceeds the team's expectations for stability, scalability, resilience, etc.

Learning and Applying New Techniques

• Share new ideas and techniques with the team; Encourage engineers to invest in learning as a part of their job.

Collaborating within the Team

• Participate in team collaboration sessions to provide technical expertise to solve a problem/remove technical roadblocks for the team.
• Participate in product planning and implementation. Helps the team to understand and decompose work.
• Participating in code reviews with team members.

Defining Engineering Standards and Patterns

• Contribute to developing engineering practices, templates, and frameworks in collaboration with the team.

DevOps

• Continuously assessing technology to build more stable, scalable, and resilient software; Use data to measure progress.
• Promote and expand on the use of the CI/CD pipeline to improve the deployment and build process.
• Participates in the team support rotation and provides expert knowledge on focus subsystems.

Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors

• Contribute to define the selection criteria for selecting the right technology vendors.
• Participate in proof of concept/technology along with the vendor.

Coaching Engineers

• Provide guidance to other engineers.
• Provide technical expertise and help the team to solve technical/software issues.
• Provide domain expertise on software products in their area to junior engineers to help them learn/grow their skills and contribute as part of the team.

Recruiting/Building Talent

• Participate in the interview process or be part of the panel to recruit the right talent for the team.
• Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable. ​
• Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise, and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.

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QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

 Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience
•  7+ years of experience in engineering environments, taking abstract concepts and ideas and formulating a detailed software engineering plan to deliver 
• Sound knowledge of industry-standard Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices 
• Sound knowledge of version and revision control practices and procedures
• Sound knowledge of systems design concepts that provide security and stability
• Expertise in debugging code and/or complex log files for troubleshooting and analysis of product defects 
• Expert knowledge/experience with querying databases for complex data lookup/update 
• Perform code reviews with associate team members 

 Preferred: 

• Intermediate knowledge in managing databases in the cloud (AWS Preferred). 
• Expert knowledge in at least one of the following RDBMS: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL. 
• Intermediate proficiency in one of the following scripting languages: Powershell, Bash, Python. 
• Intermediate knowledge of configuration management, infrastructure as Code, or automation platforms.
• Financial Services industry experience 
• Coach/mentor other team members as appropriate 

Pay Transparency

Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $102,023.00 - $138,032.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.

The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.

Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.