Database Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

Adidas is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (incl. gender identity), ethnic and social backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions and beliefs, and those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities*. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.

*We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

The role builds,operatesand improves commonly required capabilities to create and run applications in a modern way.

Supports and consults business IT teams about the usage of these platform(s) and services to focus on delivering value at high speed.

Key Responsibilities

Specialist advice

Activelymaintainsknowledge in one or more identifiable specializations.

Provides detailed and specific adviceregardingthe application of their specialism(s) to theorganization’splanning and operations.

Recognizesandidentifiesthe boundaries of their own specialist knowledge.

Collaborates with other specialists, whereappropriate, to ensure advice given isappropriate tothe needs of theorganization.

Emergingtechnologymonitoring

Supports monitoring of the external environment and assessment of emerging technologies to evaluate the potential impacts,threats,and opportunitiestotheorganization.

Contributes to the creation of reports,technologyroadmapping and the sharing of knowledge and insights.

Programming/softwareengineering

Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents,amends,and refactors complex programs/scripts andintegrationsoftware services.

Contributes to selection of the software development approach for projects, selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.

Applies agreed standards and tools, to achieve well-engineered outcomes.

Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work.

Designs components usingappropriate modellingtechniques following agreed architectures, design standards,patterns,andmethodology.

Identifiesand evaluates alternative design options and trade-offs.

Creates multiple design views to address the concerns of the different stakeholders of the architecture and to handle both functional and non-functional requirements.

Models,simulates,orprototypesthebehaviorof proposed systems components to enable approval by stakeholders.

Produces detailed designspecificationto form the basis for construction of systems. Reviews,verifies,and improves own designs against specifications.

Develops andmaintainsspecialist knowledge of database and data warehouse concepts, design principles, architectures,software,and facilities.

Assesses proposed changes to object/data structures,toevaluate alternative options.

Implements physical database designs to support transactional data requirements for performance and availability.

Implements data warehouse designs that support demands for business intelligence and data analytics.

Testing

Reviews requirements andspecifications anddefines test conditions.

Designs test cases and test scripts under own direction, mapping back to pre-determined criteria,recordingand reporting outcomes.

Analyses andreportstest activities and results.

Identifiesand reports issues and risks associated with own work.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Strong knowledge of database concepts & technologies including enterprise and open-source platforms (RDBMS, NoSQL, specialized databases)

Experience working with database infrastructure in public and/or private cloud environments (AWS, Azure)

Good understanding of core cloud capabilities includingNetworking,Monitoring, HADR,Replication,Backup &Recovery andDatabaseMigrations

Hands-on experience in one or more platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDBorDocumentDB

Basic understanding ofDBsecurity principleslikeEncryption,AccessMgmtandAuditing

Experience in performance tuning including SQL optimization, resourceutilizationand system performance improvements

Working knowledge of Linux and/or Windows Server in database environments

Interest in automation,emerging technologies andadopt AI-drivensolutionadoption

Collaborative team player withgood communicationand stakeholder interaction skills

Relevant certifications in database and/or cloud technologies are a plus

Systems integration and build

Defines the software modules needed for an integrationbuildand produces a build definition for each generation of the software.

Accepts completed software modules, ensuring that they meet defined criteria.

Produces software builds from software source code for loading onto target hardware.

Configures the hardware and software environment as required by the system being integrated.

Producesintegrationtest specifications, conducts tests and records and reports on outcomes.

Diagnoses faults andrecords and reports on the results of tests. Produces system integration reports.

Porting/software configuration

Configures software and equipment and tests platform-specific versions of one or more software products.

Reports the outcome of testing andidentifiespotential improvements to the process and to the software products according to agreed designs and standards.

Performs defined tasks to monitor service delivery against service level agreements and maintains records of relevant information.

Analyses service records against agreed service levels regularly toidentifyactionsrequiredtomaintainor improve levels of service, and initiates orreportsthese actions.

Release and deployment

Assesses and analyses release components.

Provides input to scheduling.

Carries out the builds and tests in coordination with testers andcomponentspecialistsmaintainingand administering the tools and methods – manual or automatic - and ensuring, where possible, information exchange with configuration management.

Ensuresrelease processes and procedures aremaintained.

People Management / Resource Management:

May be involved and gives some input on hiring Transition decisions

Ensuresappropriate leadershipskills are present at every level through creating a motivational and supportive work environment in which employees are coached,trained,and provided with career opportunities through development

Allocates the different work to the respective employees considering experience, complexity,workload,and organizational efficiency

Continuouslymonitorsand evaluates team workload and organizational efficiency with the support of IT systems, data and analysis and team feedback and makesappropriate changesto meet business needs.

Provides team members/direct reports with clear direction and targets that are aligned with business needs and GIT objectives

Key Relationships

Global IT

Respective business function (GOPS, Finance, HR, Brand Marketing, Wholesale/Retail)

HR Management

Controlling

Requisite Education and Experience / MinimumQualifications

Four-year college or university degree with focus on Business Administration or IT or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Proficient spoken and written command of English

At least 5-year experience in IT

2 years ofexperience in relevant area

1 year of experience in team management

Understanding of different culture

Participated in projects with people from other functions/markets

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage. – Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You – By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.