Position Overview
As a Database Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in the heart of our organization's data infrastructure. Your responsibilities will encompass the management and maintenance of both production and non-production databases, ensuring they operate at peak performance while upholding the highest standards of security and data integrity. You'll collaborate closely with our DBA Manager and cross-functional teams to support our organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Database Management: Take charge of all production and non-production databases, safeguarding their reliability and efficiency.
- Performance Optimization: Develop and implement performance tuning, backup, and recovery procedures to keep our databases running smoothly.
- Monitoring and Management: Implement advanced monitoring and management systems to proactively address potential issues.
- Recommendations: Offer valuable recommendations on databases, database tools, and best practices.
- Security: Fortify our database security by implementing industry-standard measures.
- Collaboration: Work hand in hand with IT and engineering teams to optimize database usage and strategies.
- Design and Schema: Contribute to database design and schema modifications as needed.
Qualifications
Technical
- Database Expertise: Proficiency in various database technologies such as MS SQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and more.
- Schema Mastery: Ability to design and implement complex database schemas.
- High Availability: Experience with database replication, clustering, and other high-availability strategies.
- Cloud Know-How: Familiarity with cloud-based database solutions, particularly AWS RDS / Aurora.
- Performance Wizard: Advanced skills in query optimization and performance tuning.
- Data Warehousing: Experience in managing or interacting with data warehouses.
- Integration Proficiency: Understanding of APIs and how databases integrate with other applications and services.
- Project Management: Experience with project management software like Jira.
- Change Management: Proficiency in managing changes to existing database systems without causing downtime or data loss.
- Global Collaboration: Ability to collaborate with international teams.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration with team members, other departments, and third parties.
- Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in work and the ability to focus on detailed requirements.
- Adaptability: Ability to adapt to new technologies and techniques.
- Organization: Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Additional Criteria
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience.
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We aim to do this by facilitating fair and equal access to our services. If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made, please reach out to let us know ahead of your interview.
