Expeditors
Configuration Engineer - Software Infrastructure, IS Core
Expeditors, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
"We're not in the shipping business; we're in the information business" -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder
Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.
18,000 trained professionals
350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
Fortune 500
Globally unified systems
The Software Infrastructure team is responsible for the shared technologies our company uses to deliver internal and external systems. We are the custodians of the database standards for the organization and provide IS Portfolio teams with guidance, assistance, and standardized practices. We are looking for a Database Deployment Engineer to help us mature the deployment and delivery of shared database utilities and scripts. You will be assisting to implement industry standard pipelines and automation to an existing library of tools to aid with security. You will also have a key role in developing and implementing our database security standard. As a Database Deployment Engineer, you need to be constantly on the lookout for opportunities to improve our infrastructure security in ways that support development team autonomy. You take pride in your excellent customer service. You work well in a team environment and know how to bring out the best in your colleagues. You will contribute by implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Align database build and deployment and other tooling to Company's IT general controls
Collaborate and educate the Database Administration community on build and deployments methods
Collaborate with subject matter experts in the organization to gather and share best practices
Understand the compliance landscape and ensure repositories, pipelines and tooling is up to standard
Contribute to the furthering of the Core Portfolio's goals for infrastructure as code
This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
Downtown Seattle
Federal Way
Lynnwood
Bellevue (Factoria)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with relational database management systems (DB2, PostgreSQL) and understanding of their core concepts
Scripting experience with sh, ksh, bash, awk, sed, Python, and/or Perl
Experience with Unix and Microsoft Windows environments
Experience with build and deployment technologies (Gitlab/ Github)
Experience with infrastructure as code tooling (Ansible)
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of DB2 and PostgreSQL relational database management systems and concepts
Experience with database monitoring and observability tooling
Experience with secrets as a service for database credential management
Some familiarity with SOX audit requirements
Experience with the build and deployment of databases at scale
Familiarity working with distributed systems
Bachelor's Degree, equivalent working experience or industry certifications
Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.
Expected base salary: $100,000 to $150,000
Expeditors offers competitive benefits to all full-time employees including:
Paid vacation
Holidays (10)
Flexible Days (2)
Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Life and Disability Insurance
Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
Commuter Benefit
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Training and Personnel Development Program
Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.
18,000 trained professionals
350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
Fortune 500
Globally unified systems
The Software Infrastructure team is responsible for the shared technologies our company uses to deliver internal and external systems. We are the custodians of the database standards for the organization and provide IS Portfolio teams with guidance, assistance, and standardized practices. We are looking for a Database Deployment Engineer to help us mature the deployment and delivery of shared database utilities and scripts. You will be assisting to implement industry standard pipelines and automation to an existing library of tools to aid with security. You will also have a key role in developing and implementing our database security standard. As a Database Deployment Engineer, you need to be constantly on the lookout for opportunities to improve our infrastructure security in ways that support development team autonomy. You take pride in your excellent customer service. You work well in a team environment and know how to bring out the best in your colleagues. You will contribute by implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Align database build and deployment and other tooling to Company's IT general controls
Collaborate and educate the Database Administration community on build and deployments methods
Collaborate with subject matter experts in the organization to gather and share best practices
Understand the compliance landscape and ensure repositories, pipelines and tooling is up to standard
Contribute to the furthering of the Core Portfolio's goals for infrastructure as code
This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
Downtown Seattle
Federal Way
Lynnwood
Bellevue (Factoria)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with relational database management systems (DB2, PostgreSQL) and understanding of their core concepts
Scripting experience with sh, ksh, bash, awk, sed, Python, and/or Perl
Experience with Unix and Microsoft Windows environments
Experience with build and deployment technologies (Gitlab/ Github)
Experience with infrastructure as code tooling (Ansible)
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of DB2 and PostgreSQL relational database management systems and concepts
Experience with database monitoring and observability tooling
Experience with secrets as a service for database credential management
Some familiarity with SOX audit requirements
Experience with the build and deployment of databases at scale
Familiarity working with distributed systems
Bachelor's Degree, equivalent working experience or industry certifications
Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.
Expected base salary: $100,000 to $150,000
Expeditors offers competitive benefits to all full-time employees including:
Paid vacation
Holidays (10)
Flexible Days (2)
Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Life and Disability Insurance
Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
Commuter Benefit
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Training and Personnel Development Program
Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.