Principal Platform Engineer - Database
Core
Lead the strategy, design, and automation of database deployment and orchestration for IFS Cloud R&D, treating database infrastructure as software to serve product teams.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer (Database Team Lead)
Builds
Automated, code-driven database provisioning, deployment, and orchestration pipelines for IFS Cloud.
Domain
Enterprise Software / Database Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Oracle database architecture and internals, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Python or Bash scripting, CI/CD pipeline design, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible), GitOps, SRE/DBRE practices
Preferred skills
OCI cloud-managed databases, Kubernetes, database observability tooling (Datadog/Grafana/OEM), compliance frameworks (FedRAMP/SOC 2)
Technologies
Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible, Liquibase, Flyway, OCI, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Datadog, Grafana, OEM
Responsibilities
Own technical strategy for database platforms; design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for schema changes and migrations; implement IaC for provisioning; present database services as self-service capabilities; define SLOs/SLIs and drive observability; lead and mentor a team of database engineers.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with team leadership