Staff Engineer II - Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator

Job Title: Staff Engineer II - Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator

Location: TX - Dallas/Irving What you'll do: We are seeking a Staff Engineer II

- Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator with strong hands-on experience

supporting Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server platforms in highly regulated,

enterprise environments. This role provides deep technical expertise to ensure

database solutions are safe, secure, compliant, reliable, and performant, while

also leading design efforts, mentoring peers, and collaborating across

technology and business teams. The ideal candidate demonstrates advanced

engineering judgment, strong operational discipline, and the ability to guide

teams through complex technical and compliance-driven initiatives spanning on

Prem and cloud environments. Lead the technical planning and solution design for

database initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, security

standards, and regulatory requirements. Design, implement, and maintain

reliable, resilient, and recoverable database solutions across Oracle and SQL

Server platforms. Engineer and support high-availability and disaster recovery

solutions, including backup, restore validation, replication, and DR testing.

Monitor, analyze, and optimize database performance, availability, scalability,

and security, including transaction-specific performance metrics that can be

shared with business partners. Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues

related to performance, data integrity, concurrency, backup/recovery,

replication, upgrades, and migrations. Establish, maintain, and enforce database

standards, policies, procedures, and operational best practices, including

secure configuration and hardening. Develop and maintain technical

documentation, runbooks, and desktop procedures that others can execute,

ensuring compliance with IT policies and industry standards. Serve as a subject

matter expert for SOX, GDPR, audit, and security controls, supporting exams,

evidence collection, remediation efforts, and control validation. Collaborate

with application, infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, security, risk, and audit teams

to ensure database solutions integrate cleanly with enterprise platforms. Review

application database scripts for efficiency, performance, and compliance with

standards. Implement automation and scripting to improve operational efficiency,

reduce risk, and support compliance validation. Provide technical leadership and

mentoring to other engineers and act as an escalation point for complex

production or compliance-related issues. Support multiple projects

simultaneously using disciplined governance, intake, and delivery practices.

What you'll need: 7+ years of hands-on experience engineering and supporting

Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases in production environments. Bachelor's

degree in related field required. Strong experience designing and supporting

backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.

Demonstrated experience supporting regulated environments, including SOX, GDPR,

internal/external audits, and security assessments. Advanced understanding of

database security concepts, including encryption, access controls, audit

logging, and separation of duties. Ability to troubleshoot issues end-to-end,

from application behavior through database and infrastructure layers. Strong

written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear

documentation and technical narratives. Experience creating standard operating

procedures (SOPs/MOPs) and operational documentation. Strong collaboration,

problem-solving, and leadership skills. Proficiency with common productivity

tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word). Previous leadership experience preferred.

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is

preferred. Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance

obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices. Advanced

proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple

projects simultaneously. Additional experience with pipeline development and

leveraging Azure DevOps while working on multiple projects simultaneously.

Advanced ability to see the big picture and align projects with organizational

goals. Capable of leading and motivating cross-functional teams. Expertise in

resolving conflicts and addressing challenges as well as skilled at identifying

and mitigating risks at the project level. Proficient in governance patterns

tied to intake, technical reviews and architectural compliance. May require up

to 25% travel. Must work onsite in office 4-days per week.

Benefits

you’ll love:

We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an

ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great

401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer

program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to

bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful

companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on

experience to help grow your career! About the company: Western Alliance Bank,

Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation.

Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank

brands — Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada,

Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank — that remain part of

the company’s heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, a Western Alliance Bank

Company. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and

will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color,

religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran

status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western

Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable

accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with

a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the

application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email

[email protected] or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please

provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility

issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a

reasonable accommodation in the application process. © Western Alliance

Bancorporation About Western Alliance Bancorporation With more than $80 billion

in assets, Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) is one of the country’s

top-performing banking companies. Through its primary subsidiary, Western

Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, clients benefit from a full spectrum of tailored

commercial banking solutions and consumer products, all delivered with

outstanding service by industry experts who put customers first. Major accolades

include being ranked as a top U.S. bank in 2023 by American Banker and Bank

Director. Serving clients across the country wherever business happens, Western

Alliance Bank operates individual, full-service banking and financial brands

with offices in key markets nationwide. For more information, visit Western

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