Staff Engineer II - Database Engineering

Western Alliance Bancorp
Dallas, Phoenix, Columbus
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Leadership","Risk mitigation","Governance","Communication"]

Design, administer, and secure Azure Cosmos DB and related cloud-native database services that power AI Program workloads. Serve as a technical authority for Cosmos DB across reliability, performance, recoverability, compliance, and audit readiness—partnering with application and cloud engineering teams. Formalize the Cosmos DB operating model (ownership boundaries, control-plane/data-plane access, RBAC, managed identities) and lead technical solution design, monitoring metrics, and documentation while meeting enterprise standards.

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Western Alliance Bancorp
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Staff Engineer II - Database Engineering

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Job Summary

Design, administer, and secure Azure Cosmos DB and related cloud-native database services that power AI Program workloads. Serve as a technical authority for Cosmos DB across reliability, performance, recoverability, compliance, and audit readiness—partnering with application and cloud engineering teams. Formalize the Cosmos DB operating model (ownership boundaries, control-plane/data-plane access, RBAC, managed identities) and lead technical solution design, monitoring metrics, and documentation while meeting enterprise standards.
Location: Dallas, Phoenix, Columbus
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, administer, secure, govern, and provide operational support for Azure Cosmos DB and related cloud-native database services for the AI Program.
  • •Establish secure access patterns and support production readiness while ensuring enterprise standards for security, resiliency, recoverability, and compliance.
  • •Define and formalize the Cosmos DB support operating model, clarifying ownership boundaries and responsibilities across teams and access layers.
  • •Lead strategic project planning and technical solution design, including reliability practices and recovery procedures.
  • •Create application-specific performance monitoring metrics and maintain technical documentation to meet IT policy and audit expectations.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalPaid Leave401kTuition AssistanceVolunteer ProgramWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of related experience in IT App Support, IT Development, IT Networking, or a similar field.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • •Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules, and industry standards.
  • •Advanced proven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously, including pipeline development and experience leveraging Azure DevOps.
  • •Advanced communication skills and ability to align technical work with organizational goals while mitigating risks and supporting governance patterns.
Experience:7+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationLeadershipRisk mitigationGovernanceCommunication
Tech Stack:AzureAzure Cosmos DBCosmos DBAzure DevOpsRBACManaged identitiesAI ProgramAI Agent Memory

Company Brief

Western Alliance Bancorp
Bank holding company that provides commercial banking, mortgage banking, treasury management, and specialized financial services through its Western Alliance Bank subsidiaries. Serves businesses, real estate clients, and consumers across the United States.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Phoenix, United States
Founded: 1994
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