DB2/PostgreSQL DBA (Snowflake DW administration and development experience)

Job Description

About the Role

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including customers, project management, software engineering, and network operations, to gather database requirements, improve existing systems, and develop new systems.

Responsibilities

• Install and upgrade database systems, ensuring smooth and efficient processes.
• Implement and maintain robust database security measures, adhering to industry standards and guidelines.
• Design and support 24x7 high-availability solutions for seamless database operations.
• Optimize database and server performance by analysing and configuring physical server hardware, operating systems, and database software settings. Provide recommendations for upgrades and new systems.
• Develop and optimize database components, including queries, stored procedures, ETL processes, and conduct code reviews and optimizations to enhance performance.
• Execute database schema and code changes, perform bottleneck analysis, and ensure efficient server/database performance, including recovery and restores when needed.
• Plan for system growth and scalability to accommodate future requirements.
• Ensure compliance with vendor license agreements to maintain legal and operational integrity.
• Handle various reporting and data export/import tasks, working with different formats like CSV, XML, and unstructured data.
• Document the database environment, processes, and best practices to maintain a comprehensive knowledge base.
• Provide technical support and prompt problem resolution to address any database-related issues.
• Be available for production/on-call support to maintain continuous system availability and address emergencies effectively.
• Be willing to learn new technologies and assist with architecture and design.
• Work efficiently within a high security environment (PCI-DSS Level 1 certified).
• Communicate clearly and effectively to all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of DB2 or PostgreSQL database administration experience.
• 2+ years of Snowflake data warehouse administration and development experience.
• Experience working with cloud PaaS database services.
• Jenkins, gitlab/bgit-bucket.
• Linux/Unix experience.
• Experience supporting highly available and fault tolerant systems.
• Participate in on-call shifts, our infrastructure runs 24/7.
• Security knowledge & experience (Ex. Database Encryption/masking/Certificates/PKI/SSH/VPN).
• Expert problem solver by applying problem analysis methodologies.
• Computer Science or Engineering degree or equivalent experience.

Required Skills

• Advanced Azure cloud technologies experience.
• Experience on cloud database deployment using terraform.
• Azure Cosmos or similar database technology experience.
• Desire to automate everything, automate & anything.
• Database development experience.
• Networking experience (Ex. TCP/IP, UDP, Routing, Firewalls, load-balancers).
• Desire to document everything.
• PCI-DSS or similar experience (ex. financial/government/healthcare).
• Understanding of the ITIL framework.
• Familiarity with JBoss or WebSphere application server.