(IND) SENIOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEER
walmart.wd504 · Posted Nov 2
Retail, e-commerce, grocery, pharmacy, and wholesale warehouse services
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About the role
Walmart's Data Platforms team manages and modernizes enterprise-scale database environments spanning SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, and Spanner across hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure. The team focuses on high-performance, secure, and automated database operations. This senior software engineer role is hands-on database administration: deploying and tuning SQL Server and Azure SQL estates, engineering HA/DR, executing cloud migrations, and automating operations with PowerShell and Azure CLI.
What you will do
- Hybrid & Cloud Administration: Deploy, configure, and maintain high-performance on-premises SQL Server instances and Azure SQL Cloud ecosystems (Azure SQL Database, Managed Instances, and SQL on Azure VMs).
- Performance Engineering: Monitor health and optimize performance across hybrid environments. Diagnose and resolve complex engine bottlenecks, optimize slow-running T-SQL queries, tune indexes, and analyze execution plans.
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR): Design and maintain robust business continuity strategies using Always On Availability Groups, Azure Geo-Replication, Failover Groups, and automated backup/restore validation.
- Cloud Migrations: Plan and execute seamless, zero-downtime migrations from on-premises SQL Servers to Azure SQL platforms using tools like Azure Database Migration Service (DMS).
- Security & Compliance: Enforce enterprise data security utilizing Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) integration, Row-Level Security, Data Masking, and Always Encrypted protocols.
- Automation & DevOps: Streamline database deployments and routine maintenance tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and SQL Server Agent jobs. + Java or Python is a plus.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- SQL Server Core: 10+ years of experience managing Microsoft SQL Server (2016 through 2022+).
- Azure Cloud Platform: 3+ years of production experience administering Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances.
- Language Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Transact-SQL (T-SQL) for structural scripting and optimization.
- Automation: Hands-on experience writing complex PowerShell or Azure CLI scripts to automate administrative tasks.
- Infrastructure: Solid understanding of Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC), networking components (Azure VNets, ExpressRoute), and cloud storage scaling.
- Analytical Troubleshooting: Proven capability to perform rapid root-cause analysis during high-pressure production incidents.
- Collaboration: Experience working closely with DevOps engineers and software developers to review database schemas and optimize application performance.
- Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
- Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
- Information Technology - CISCO Certification - Certification
Benefits and support
- Incentive awards for performance
- Maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Health benefits
About walmart.wd504
Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. The company is one of the world's largest retailers by revenue and a major private employer, driving innovation across omnichannel commerce, supply chain automation, and digital retail. Its platform infrastructure, including internal tools and applicant systems hosted via Workday, supports hundreds of thousands of retail and supply chain associates globally.
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 1962
- Location
- Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
President and CEO
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer
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