# SR Azure Database Engineer

**Company**: Mastercard
**Location**: Dublin
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to drive its customer experience strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. The ideal candidate is passionate about the customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Design and implement Azure-based database solutions using services such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Cache for Redis, and Azure Data Factory.

- Optimize database performance, scalability, and reliability.

- Implement and manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.

- Monitor and troubleshoot database issues, ensuring high availability and data integrity.

- Automate database deployments and updates using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Bicep.

- Collaborate with development teams to support data modelling, schema design, and query optimization.

- Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy standards.

- Maintain documentation and provide knowledge sharing across teams.

**Required Skills & Experience:**

- Proven experience with Azure database services (e.g., Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL).

- Strong proficiency in T-SQL, PL/pgSQL, or equivalent.

- Experience with performance tuning and query optimization.

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for database deployments.

- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).

- Understanding of data security, encryption, and compliance (e.g., GDPR).

- Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Log Analytics).

- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or equivalent.

- Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments.

- Familiarity with data warehousing and ETL processes.

- Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python).

**Corporate Security Responsibility:**

- Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

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## Skills

### Required
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure Cosmos DB
- Azure PostgreSQL
- T-SQL
- PL/pgSQL
- Terraform
- Bicep
- GDPR

### Nice to have
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
- PowerShell
- Python

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