Database Engineer - Hybrid

Genesis
10 is currently seeking a Database Engineer for a hybrid position with a Global Financial Institution located in Plano, TX. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.

This role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining databases on container platforms such as Kubernetes and Open Shift within a hybrid cloud environment. The ideal candidate will manage vulnerability remediation, implement robust patching strategies, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation to ensure secure, resilient, and high-performing systems.

• Manage vulnerability remediation, designing and implementing a robust patching strategy with end-to-end automated solutions.
• Design, deploy, and maintain databases on containers on Kubernetes / Open Shift platforms.
• Implement highly resilient, secure, scalable and performant architectures in hybrid cloud environments.
• Sustain ongoing compliance to the client’s standards including Identity Access Management, Data protection and Security baselines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, resilient, and production-ready infrastructure platforms.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and operational best practices.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and support iterative, high-quality software delivery.

• Strong hands-on experience in DB2 is required.
• Working knowledge of managing databases on containers with a good understanding of container concepts, including scheduling, networking, storage, configuration, and secrets management.
• Experience operating infrastructure services and database workloads in a Cloud environment (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and automated deployment approaches.
• Proficiency in Python working with APIs for developing and operationalizing AI-driven applications including agent designs.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments with strong requirements for security, reliability, and compliance.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices for containerized applications.
• Experience contributing within Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex platform issues.
• Clear, concise communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, infrastructure, security, and application teams.
• Experience operating in regulated or highly secure environments.
• Hybrid schedule requirement of a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Outlook.

• Experience with databases like Oracle, Exadata, Postgre
  
  SQL, Cockroach
  
  DB, or Redis.
• Exposure to observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing) for distributed and AI-driven systems.
• Experience supporting multi-tenant platforms at scale.

$83.09 - $91.09 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis
10 employees will be considered for this position.

Genesis
10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.