Full Job Description
Your Role and Responsibilities
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today – planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.
We combine aviation data, meteorology, and a lot of computer science to help most of the world’s major airlines manage the operations of tens of thousands of flights daily. Airlines use our solutions every day that incorporate technologies such as AI and machine learning and combine them with innovative, best-in-class meteorological data and real-time IoT data that both helps the airlines run more efficiently and makes air travel safer & more comfortable.
Responsibilities:
As an SQL database engineer on this team, you will help us build new features and enhance our existing software, tools, and experiences to help delight our aviation customers by integrating new sources of data and new technologies. You will help tune database performance, maintain database permissions and roles and assist with SQL database deployments with our development teams. You’ll also be part of a tier 3 SME that is engaged with our airline customers and support team.
As part of our aviation scrum teams, you’ll analyze requirements, design solutions, and help deploy tested solutions on our aviation offerings. You’ll be expected to collaboratively experiment, prototype, document and teach others as we build new solutions and solidify IBM security footprint on our aviation teams.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
A solid understanding of SQL Server internals and the ability to spot problematic areas, analyze solutions, propose resolutions and direct their implementation is essential
5+ years of SQL Server experience with both DBA and Data Development / Architecture Skills (T-SQL, SP’s)
Experience working with development teams to deliver database objects and database code as needed.
Responsible for design, development and implementation of database changes in a SQL Server environment
Experience translating business & security requirements to database structures
Experience with backup/recovery tasks, user administration, and SQL Server installation and configuration
Software development or scripting experience (powershell, python, C#, etc.)
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Understanding of AWS services and deployments
A solid understanding of devops tasks related to database deployments.
Advanced understanding of database and query performance optimizations
Identify and remediate performance issues in the environments before they impact final deployments.
Knowledge of .NET/C#
About Business Unit
IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments—with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.
Your Life @ IBM
Are you craving to learn more? Prepared to solve some of the world’s most unique challenges? And ready to shape the future for millions of people? If so, then it’s time to join us, express your individuality, unleash your curiosity and discover new possibilities.
Every IBMer, and potential ones like yourself, has a voice, carves their own path, and uses their expertise to help co-create and add to our story. Together, we have the power to make meaningful change – to alter the fabric of our clients, of society and IBM itself, to create a truly positive impact and make the world work better for everyone.
It’s time to define your career.
About IBM
IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
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Being You @ IBM
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