Software Database Engineer

Software Database Engineer

Job Description

Fiserv is a global leader in fintech and payments, helping move money and information quickly, reliably, and securely at scale. As a Software Database Engineer, you will be a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, building, modernizing, and operating business-critical platforms. You will update an IBM DB2 database in addition to creating software across a mixed technology stack (modern distributed and legacy/mainframe) and partner with product and technology stakeholders to deliver reliable functional programs for our clients.

What You Will Do

Engineering Leadership & Delivery

• Create solutions and design and implement across a multi-language stack (C#, .NET, C++, Assembler, COBOL), ensuring secure, maintainable, and high-performing solutions.

• Drive delivery in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to story definition, estimation, sprint planning, daily execution, demos, and retrospectives.
• Translate product requirements into technical designs; identify dependencies, tradeoffs, risks, and phased delivery plans.
• Set and reinforce engineering standards through code reviews, design reviews, documentation, and automated quality practices.
• Create tables and update existing data structures for yourself and teammates.
• Foster strong craftsmanship, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate across multiple technical and product teams (engineering, QA, architecture, infrastructure, security, and product management) to align priorities and deliver integrated outcomes.

Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance

• Embed cyber security practices into day-to-day engineering: perform threat modeling as appropriate, remediate vulnerabilities, and partner with security teams on risk reviews and secure design decisions.

• Champion secure coding principles and addressing findings from code scanning and reviews.
• Participate in PCI DSS and SOC audit compliance activities as needed, including supporting evidence collection, control validation, remediation tracking, and audit/assessment inquiries.

Operational Excellence

• Support production operations as needed: troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, implement fixes, and drive preventive improvements and automation.
• Create and implement database update to solve essential client issues.

Tools & Workflow

• Use GitLab to manage source control and CI/CD workflows, including merge requests, branching strategies, pipeline health, and automated quality/security checks.

• Track and execute delivery work in Jira and maintain clear technical documentation in Confluence (designs, runbooks, decision records), enabling transparency and repeatable operations.
• Support operational and access-management workflows using ServiceNow and SailPoint, including incident/change requests, access provisioning reviews, and timely approvals aligned to audit requirements.
• Review and update IBM DB2 and IBM AIX environments

Required Qualifications

• Significant experience in software engineering with demonstrated technical leadership for enterprise systems.
• Expertise in SQL
• Hands-on expertise in IBM DB2 databases and IBM AIX OS
• Hands-on expertise developing and supporting applications using C#/.NET
• Proven ability to design, debug, and optimize complex systems with strong understanding of performance, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Experience delivering in an Agile environment and partnering effectively with product owners and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts, influence decisions, and drive alignment across stakeholders.
• Ability to participate in technical production support and incident response as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing legacy systems (including mainframe workloads) and implementing integration patterns (APIs, messaging, batch/file interfaces).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and static analysis; familiarity with Git-based workflows.
• Knowledge of secure software development practices and working within regulated environments (e.g., financial services).
• Experience partnering with globally distributed teams and coordinating work across multiple squads/programs.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.