Functional Role: Database administrator
Job Responsibilities:
- Engineer and automate various database platforms and services.
- Assist in the ongoing process of rationalizing the technology and usage of databases.
- Participate in the creation and implementation of operational policies, procedures & documentation.
- Database Administration and Production support for databases hosted on private cloud across all regions.
- Database version Upgrades and Security patching.
- Performance Tuning.
- Database replication administration.
- Collaborate with development teams and utilize coding skills to design and implement database solutions for new and existing applications.
- Willing to work in the weekend and non-office hours as part of wider scheduled support group.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.
Required Skills
Mandatory
The candidate must have the following skills and experience:
- At least 10 years of experience in MSSQL DBA administration
- Proven ability to navigate Linux operating systems and utilize command-line tools proficiently.
- Clear understanding on MSSQL availability group
- Exposure in scripting languages like Python and automation tools like Ansible.
- Have a proven effective and efficient troubleshooting skill set.
- Ability to cope well under pressure.
- Strong Organization Skills and Practical Sense
- Quick and Eager to Learn and explore both Technical and Semi-Technical work types
- Engineering Mindset
Preferred Skills
Experience / Knowledge of the following will be added advantage (but not mandatory):
- Experience in MySQL and Oracle
- Experience in Infrastructure Automation Development
- Experience with monitoring systems and log management/reporting tools (e.g.Loki, Grafana, Splunk).