Senior Database Engineer

About The Role

As a CBRE Database Sr. Engineer, you will work with developers, D&T staff, and end-users to provide advanced technical support, maintenance, and logistical support to production and test systems.

This job is part of the Database Engineering job function. They are responsible for the upkeep of databases across several company platforms and computing environments.

What You’ll Do

• Manage day-to-day operations and support of enterprise databases.
• Set up and configure complex databases, interfaces, and production environments.
• Work with application developers to create innovative programs and systems.
• Oversee production application systems, the information warehouse, and business intelligence systems.
• Direct installation and configuration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, partitioning strategies, and automation techniques.
• Manage user security and access to the databases to ensure a controlled environment.
• Investigate, review, and test patches and bug fixes.
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function.
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.
• Anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams.
• Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies.
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL Database Administrator, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator preferred.
• Advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.
• Expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function.
• The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.
• Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations:

CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

Key skills/competency

• Database Engineering
• Enterprise Databases
• Database Administration
• Performance Tuning
• Backup and Recovery
• Database Security
• SQL
• Oracle
• MySQL
• Microsoft Azure