Database Center of Competence Engineer

About the role

DXC Technology is looking for an experienced Database Center of Competence Engineer to join its team and contribute to strategic database modernization initiatives. The role combines advanced Python engineering, relational database expertise, data migration and test-data management, and helps design and implement tools and processes for migration, reconciliation, performance validation and modernization projects. It also uses AI-assisted development tools, particularly Claude, to improve productivity, code quality and documentation.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain production-grade Python applications using object-oriented and modular principles.
• Build reusable Python packages, APIs, command-line tools, logging mechanisms and data pipelines.
• Develop and optimize advanced SQL queries, schemas, indexes, keys and execution plans.
• Implement database migration and reconciliation, including schema conversion, ETL, bulk and incremental transfers and checkpoint management.
• Manage test-data states with ZFS datasets, snapshots, clones and restores, supporting T-Forge integration.
• Troubleshoot database and application performance issues and apply unit and integration testing.
• Participate in code reviews, Git workflows, pull requests and CI/CD, and use Claude for SQL and schema analysis, refactoring, test generation and documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on database modernization and isofunctional validation.

Required profile

• Strong Python development capability combined with deep database knowledge.
• Comfortable with both legacy database environments and modern relational platforms.
• Understanding of production engineering standards and ability to collaborate across technical teams.

Required skills

• Python: OO design, modular architecture, packaging, logging, APIs, CLI tools and data pipelines.
• Software engineering: clean coding, unit and integration testing, Git, pull requests and CI/CD.
• AI-assisted development with Claude for development, SQL/schema analysis, refactoring, testing and documentation.
• Advanced SQL, relational database design, performance tuning and database migration (ETL, schema conversion, checkpoints).
• ZFS: datasets, snapshots, clones and restore operations.
• Highly desirable: IBM DB2 for z/OS, IMS, VSAM, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, ZFS copy-data-management solutions, T-Forge and mainframe modernization experience.