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Principal Database Administrator

AT Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments

Principal Database Administrator

Westlake, TX

Job Description:

Position Description:

Designs and develops enterprise analytics platforms in support of data services using SQL and Python. Builds data and systems solutions with enterprise data lakes and Cloud data platforms - Snowflake. Builds cost optimization solutions for the analytical platform Snowflake. Implements audit, security, and risk controls to secure data in on-premise and Cloud. Works in an Agile development environment using Jira and Jira Align. Uses platforms and tools to support technical day-to-day activities - Snowflake, Python, Shell scripting, Oracle, Golden gate, Oracle Apex, and Power BI.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Improves and maintains database performance.
  • Performs application database administration.
  • Manages and processes large data sets distributed on multi-server, distributed systems from inception to execution.
  • Participates in database design discussions and offers consulting services to business and data modelers.
  • Develops standards and guidelines to guide the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information.
  • Develops methods for integrating products to work properly together.
  • Provides advice and recommendations to organization-wide database decisions.
  • Consults on the automation of multiple recoverability options across multiple technologies and databases for the organization.
  • Evaluates and designs standards related to technology direction changes.
  • Evaluates and selects database maintenance tools or designs tools/processes.
  • Consults on the maintenance of technical standards and guidelines for the effective use of databases.
  • Architects the capacity management and performance-tuning of databases.
  • Architects automated database testing solutions.
  • Oversees the technical implementation of cross-divisional or company architectural components.
  • Develops security plans which considers data security requirements and operational procedures to ensure data integrity, physical protection, and authorized access to the network.
  • Establishes processes that ensure the coherence of systems objects and their relationship when the system is deployed.
  • Develops best practices and procedures for database administration within enterprise.

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Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Applications, Computer Science, Applied Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Database Administrator (or closely related occupation) performing Database Administration and performance optimization.

Or, alternatively, Master's degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Applications, Computer Science, Applied Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Database Administrator (or closely related occupation) performing Database Administration and performance optimization.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise ("DE") providing Snowflake onboarding using multiple roles - Account, Security, and System Administrator - to manage Snowflake environments in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and GCP; performing DBA activities (cloning databases and creating, altering, and updating tables, views, file formats, and data) and creating Snow pipe for continuous data load, using Snowflake UlI/SnowCLI or third party tools - Datadog, Power B1, Tableau, or Snaplogic.
  • DE monitoring job activities, scheduling runs, and creating and leading disaster recovery setup and runbooks, failover groups, and schemas using Snowflake UI/SnowCLI, Unix Shellscript, Crontab or third party tools - Datadog, Power BI, Tableau, or Snaplogic - to connect to Snowflake; and developing SQL queries, Stored Procedures, and data mining in collaboration with database developers and BI teams using Snowflake UI/SnowCLI or third party tools that can connect to Snowflake.
  • DE analyzing and documenting requirements and supporting user acceptance for functional and technical specifications using JIRA, Confluence, or ServiceNow.
  • DE configuring and integrating BI tools with Big Data; and creating aggregations, calculated fields, table calculations, totals, and percentages using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.

Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.

Client-provided location(s): Westlake, TX, USA
Job ID: Fidelity-2102210
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program

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