Lead Database Engineer

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BJ's Club Support Center Marlborough, MA #5997time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R231491
** A World-Class Team
** BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most.

We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful.
** Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s
** At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.
** Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:**
* ** Weekly Pay:
** Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
* ** Free BJ’s Memberships:
** Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.
* ** Generous Paid Time Off:
** Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
* ** Flexible and Affordable

Health Benefits:

** Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.
* ** 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan:
** Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).
* ** Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
** Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.  Eligibility requirements vary by position.
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* Job Summary:

** As a Lead Database Engineer in the Database Engineering and Operations team, you will design, build, maintain, and support enterprise database solutions across on-premises and AWS platforms. In addition to hands-on engineering, this role provides technical leadership, architecture guidance, and operational governance for database platforms including Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Postgre

SQL, and AWS RDS.The ideal candidate has deep database administration expertise and the ability to lead database initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive reliability, performance, and modernization across database platforms.
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* Key Responsibilities:

** Technical Leadership
* Lead the design, implementation, and support of enterprise database platforms including Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Postgre

SQL, and AWS RDS.
* Define and enforce database architecture standards, best practices, and operational procedures.
* Provide technical leadership and mentoring to database engineers and administrators.
* Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud teams to support business-critical systems.
* Lead database modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, automation, and performance optimization.

Database Engineering & Administration
* Perform database administration including database design, installations, upgrades, configuration, replication, backup & recovery, and performance monitoring.
* Implement and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions such as Oracle Data Guard, SQL Server Always On, log shipping, and replication.
* Ensure database availability, reliability, and service level objectives (SLOs) across environments.
* Manage AWS RDS database services including provisioning, scaling, monitoring, and optimization.

Performance & Optimization
* Lead database performance tuning initiatives across platforms.
* Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to connectivity, performance, deadlocks, blocking, replication, backup failures, and security.
* Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions to improve stability.

Automation & Platform Efficiency
* Develop and maintain automation scripts and tooling using shell scripting or similar technologies.
* Drive improvements in database deployment automation, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
* Implement database monitoring frameworks and alerting systems.

Governance & Collaboration
* Work with engineering…