Lead Database Engineer

Overview

As a Lead Database Engineer, you will act as Technical Lead in a scrum team of development and test engineers, making technical decisions, leading work and developing TransUnion UK products in an agile manner.

What you'll do

• Lead by example in engineering standards, practices and behaviours.
• Own quality and technical health for the product.
• Work with Senior Developers and Architects to design new products or enhancements/changes to existing products.
• Ensure development is carried out to the department policy, procedures and technical/process standards.
• Shape implementation strategy, breaking work into well understood pieces that can be picked up by the team.
• Provide technical mentorship, constructive feedback and support for engineers' development.
• Provide technical consultancy and knowledge support to the wider business.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and internal teams to resolve reported issues as quickly as possible.
• Adhere to technical constraints laid out in Architecture Definition.

What you'll need

• Using SQL Server from 2008R2 to current version in an Enterprise environment.
• Understanding of SQL Server fundamentals spanning all versions.
• Strong knowledge of SQL (TSQL/Transact SQL).
• Performance tuning, query optimisation and indexing strategies.
• Understanding of PowerShell and Automation.
• Knowledge of cloud-based technologies.
• Owning tasks and problems through the full project lifecycle.
• A drive to learn; troubleshooting and researching potential fixes for issues.

Details

• Location: Pune.
• Hybrid position: regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.