Advanced Database Engineer

Company Name: Kroger General Office

Position Type: Employee

FLSA Status: Exempt

Line of Business:

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Additional Technology Information:

Can be remote.

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  Hands-on experience in identifying and troubleshooting SQL Server performance problems
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  Understanding of the techniques used to optimize performance through SQL code and/or changes to data model
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  Great communication skills, necessary to collaborate with the engineering teams to implement the proposed solutions
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  Hands-on Azure Cloud SQL DBA experience with full stack SQL Server Platform (PaaS/IaaS)
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  Hands-on experience with end-to-end built-out of SQL Always On clusters in Azure
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  Proficiency with Terraform and DevOps tools and other Infrastructure as Code components.
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  Familiarity with at least one database-centric monitoring solution (SolarWinds DPA, SQL Sentry, SQL Insights, etc…)
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  Familiarly with other Azure database system platforms (Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL)

Accountable for leading activities that create deliverables to guide the direction, development, and delivery of technological responses to targeted business outcomes. Provide facilitation, analysis and design tasks required for the development of an enterprise's data and information architecture, focusing on data as an asset for the enterprise. Develop reusable standards, design patterns, guidelines, and configurations to evolve the technical infrastructure related to data and information across the enterprise, including direct collaboration with 84.51. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Essential Job Functions

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  Participate in the development and communication of data strategy and roadmaps across the technology organization to support project portfolio and business strategy
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  Participate in, and drive, the development and communication of enterprise standards for data domains and data solutions, focusing on simplified integration and streamlined operational and analytical uses
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  Provide technical leadership to ensure clarity between ongoing projects, including direct collaboration with 84.51
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  Drive digital innovation by leveraging innovative new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core data assets, including SQL-based, NoSQL-based, and Cloud-based data platforms
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  Define high-level migration plans to address the gaps between the current and future state
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  Present opportunities with cost/benefit analysis to leadership to shape sound architectural decisions
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  Lead the analysis of the technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement
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  Mentor team members in data principles, patterns, processes and practices
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  Promote the reuse of data assets, including the management of the data catalog for reference
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  Draft and review architectural diagrams, interface specifications and other design documents
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  Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum Position Qualifications

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  Bachelor's Degree in computer science, or software engineering, or related field
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  7+ years successful and applicable hands on experience in the data development and principles including end-to-end design patterns
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  7+ years proven track record of designing and delivering large scale, high quality operational or analytical data systems
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  7+ years successful and applicable experience taking a lead role in building complex data solutions that have been successfully delivered to customers
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  Any experience defining evolutionary data solutions and underlying technologies
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  Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
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  Basic understanding of network and data security architecture
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  Strong knowledge of industry trends and industry competition
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  Knowledge in a minimum of two of the following technical disciplines: data warehousing, data management, analytics development, data science, application programming interfaces (APIs), data integration, cloud, servers and storage, and database management

Desired Previous Experience/Education

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  Any experience building solutions using elastic architectures (preferably Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform)
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  Any experience with a variety of SQL, NoSQL and Big Data Platforms
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  Any experience with operational data science, machine learning or artificial intelligence solutions
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  Any experience with data science solutions or platforms

Education Level: Other

Required Certifications/Licenses: None

Position Type: Full-Time

Shift(s): [[mfield4]]

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Keywords:

Jobs at Kroger: At Kroger, we hire people who have a passion for helping others and who want to build a relationship with our Customers. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Kroger. We look for people who want more, aspire to be more and work hard to achieve their goals. Our focus on keeping the Customer first is what makes us successful. As the largest traditional grocery chain in the U.S. and one of the world's largest retailers, we employee nearly half a million Associates across 35 states. We offer many opportunities not only in our stores, but in Manufacturing, Logistics, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, and many other fields.

Company Overview: Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names. At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone™ and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

Posting Notes: OH || Blue Ash || 11450 Grooms Road || 45242 || Kroger General Office || [[mfield2]] || Kroger Technology/Digital || Employee || Exempt || Full-Time || None