Database Engineer – Associate

FICO

Database Engineering Associate supporting diverse database platforms including MySQL and AWS in a 24x7 production environment. Collaborating on database architecture and administration tasks in a dynamic technology team.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇲🇽 MexicoJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AssemblyAWSDistributed SystemsGroovyJ2EEJavaJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesMySQLOracleShell ScriptingSpringSpring BootSpringBootUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support a diverse set of database platforms including MySQL, Oracle, Couchbase, AWS RDS and Kubernetes EKS cluster in a 24x7 production environment
Perform capacity planning, database health checks, and performance tuning to ensure high availability and reliability for mission-critical OLTP and decision support systems
Implement and maintain disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) solutions across multi-region environments
Monitor and optimize query performance, replication lags, and overall database efficiency through indexing and best practices
Automate deployment of database changes to support new builds, patches, and hotfix releases using modern DevOps practices
Design, implement, and manage EKS clusters to support microservices and container-based applications running on Kubernetes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field
1-2 years of hands-on Database Administration experience in production environments
Experience with MySQL, AWS RDS and Oracle (19c RAC/ASM)
Knowledge and hands-on experience with Kubernetes
Experience in Unix/Linux administration and shell scripting for automation
Familiarity with developer-oriented technologies such as Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Jenkins/CICD pipelines, and Groovy scripting
Understanding of performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query optimization for large-scale distributed systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs
An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance
Employee resource groups and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie

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Hard Skills & Tools

MySQLOracleCouchbaseAWS RDSKubernetesUnix/Linuxshell scriptingJavaSpring Bootperformance tuning

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in MIS