Job Description

Gen is a global company powering Digital Freedom through consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, Reputation Defender, and CCleaner. Our combined heritage is rooted in providing safety for the first digital generations. We bring leading technology solutions in cybersecurity, privacy and identity protection to more than 500 million users in 150 countries so they can live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently today and for generations to come. We're always looking for smart, fearless, and dedicated people. Together, we have collective passion and a big vision to power Digital Freedom by protecting consumers and giving them control of their digital lives.
When you're a part of Gen, you are provided access to a range of resources and support to ensure you can do your best work and live your best life. This includes flexible working options with generous time off and competitive benefits & compensation packages.
Diversity is foundational to how we do business because we know the greatest ideas and results come from our unique perspectives and differences. We strive to create a safe, inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. Team members are valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are in a meaningful and exciting atmosphere.
Gen is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs.
If this sounds like you--Gen has a dynamic, supportive culture with core values that celebrate diversity, promote teamwork, and encourage every team member to contribute and grow--join us!
About the Role
We are seeking a hands-on Princ Database Engineer who can design, code, and provide architecture solutions for the team, including but not limited to database design, data modeling, and data integration using cutting edge technologies, including open-source tools on public cloud platforms. The right candidate for this role is someone who is passionate about technology and interacting with product owners and technical stakeholders. The Princ Database Engineer in this role is someone who thrives when the stakes are high, is hyper-focused on delivering exceptional results, and likes to collaborate as a team. The candidate will have the opportunity to interact with fellow technologists beyond their team and influence technology partners across the enterprise.
What You Will Do in This Role• Development - Design and build database and data engineering solutions to serve needs across the organization.
• Management - Install, configure, monitor, and manage databases like MSSQL Server, SSAS, SSIS in Azure, AWS and GCP multiple data center and / or multiple regions.
• Modeling - Apply your expertise to help model structured and unstructured data based on usage of access patterns. Own these models at a high level, and consult with feature teams to help them model applications.
• Integration - Plan and build data integrations between systems. Figure out the best way to share information and build the technology needed to execute.
• Performance Tuning - Build highly performant NoSQL/RDBMS solutions and help troubleshoot problem areas for unmatched performance and reliability.
• Stewardship - Own or support the data definitions and lineage across our organization. Define systems of record and catalog operational and nonoperational data stores. Consult with features teams on how to get them the data they need.
• Pipelining - Engineer reusable capabilities and pipelines for DML, DDL, maintenance, and ETL needs that can be shared across teams.
• Operations - Manage database operations, cover on call, accessibility tools, security, and develop and manage solutions for observability and monitoring.
• Mentoring - Help teach other team members about data architecture, and also be a consultant for developers who need help with data.
• Learning - Stay current on technical knowledge and tooling to help the team utilize new technologies.


What You'll Need to be Successful in this Role• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree
• 8+ years of experience in a DBA role, primarily with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and later.
• 5+ years of experience on Oracle databases.
• 3+ years on PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Experience in OLTP environments and proficient in SQL server installations, administration, updates, and upgrades.
• Create and manage multiple databases, assist in capacity planning and monitor system's health and performance.
• Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security.
• Create and maintain High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions for SQL Server.
• Maintain data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users).
• Develop strategies and implement solutions for managing back-ups, restoration, and replication.
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes including diagrams of database infrastructure.
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
• Great team player and time-management skills
• Strong experience in Azure, AWS and GCP public clouds
• Experience with data lake, data warehouse and data mart are big plus.
• Certification in RDBMS or NoSQL Databases.
• Azure, AWS and GCP Certification.


Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs, without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Gen strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based on such protected characteristics and seeks to recruit the most talented candidates from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

We also consider employment-qualified individuals with arrest and conviction records. In addition, we will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Learn more about pay transparency.

Gen complies with all anti-discrimination laws.

To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.