Senior Database Engineer

Senior

$100,200 – $167,000

Listed on LSEG’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

LSEG is hiring a senior database engineer to manage and optimize their extensive portfolio of 400+ database environments spanning Sybase, SQL Server, Oracle, and cloud platforms. This role suits experienced database professionals who want to drive modernization initiatives, improve operational reliability, and collaborate across development and infrastructure teams in a global financial services organization.

Our summary, not LSEG’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Experience administering Sybase ASE 16.x environments
Experience with Azure/AWS SQL managed instances
Support of databases on RedHat Linux platforms
SQL performance tuning and query optimization
Automation scripting in Python, Bash, or Perl
Knowledge of database replication and high-availability solutions
Database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery practices
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis in production environments
Effective collaboration across technical and non-technical teams

Nice to have

Experience with Azure, AWS, or other cloud platforms
Support of large-scale OLTP or data warehouse environments like Snowflake
Knowledge of Sybase Replication Server, SQL Server Replication, or Warm Standby
Experience with Kafka and Azure Data Factory
Benchmark testing and load testing experience
Database migration and infrastructure modernization experience
Building operational tools and monitoring solutions
Linux, Solaris, and command-line administration knowledge
AWS Aurora PostgreSQL or MySQL administration
NoSQL and Azure Cosmos DB experience
Financial industry experience