Database Administrator - Performance Tuning (2-6 yrs)

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About the position :

- As a Database Administrator, you will play a crucial role in managing and maintaining the organization's databases, ensuring their availability, security, and optimal performance.

- Your role will require a balance of technical expertise, collaboration, and proactive problem-solving to ensure the availability and integrity of critical business data.

What you will be responsible for :

- Collaborate with application developers to design and implement efficient and scalable database structures.

- Create and maintain database schemas, tables, indexes, and other database objects based on application requirements.

- Monitor database performance, identifying and addressing bottlenecks and performance issues.

- Optimize queries and database configurations for improved response times and resource utilization.

Implement and manage database caching and indexing strategies.

- Enforce data security and privacy policies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

- Set up and manage user access controls, roles, and permissions to safeguard sensitive data.

- Perform regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.

- Develop and maintain robust backup and recovery strategies to prevent data loss and ensure data integrity.

- Implement disaster recovery plans to minimize downtime in case of system failures.

- Install, configure, and upgrade database software and tools.

- Monitor database systems for performance, availability, and potential issues.

- Carry out routine maintenance tasks, such as data backups, patching, and system updates.

- Analyze database usage patterns and trends to forecast resource requirements.

- Plan and execute database scaling strategies to accommodate growing data volumes and user loads.

- Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, procedures, and best practices.

- Generate reports on database performance, usage, and incidents for management and stakeholders.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, system administrators, and network engineers, to resolve database-related issues.

- Provide technical support and guidance to end-users and other teams as needed.

What you will bring to Maropost :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

- 2+ years of proven experience as a Database Administrator or similar role.

- Proficiency in few database management systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL

Server.

- Proficiency in few NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, Elastic Search, Redis

- Strong SQL querying, tuning, and optimization skills.

- Knowledge of database security principles and practices.

- Familiarity with backup and recovery solutions.

- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.

- Effective communication, interpersonal and strong organizational skills.

Good to have skills :

- Certification in relevant database technologies.

- Experience with cloud-based database platforms (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database).

- Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Ruby, Python, PowerShell)

- Basic understanding of DevOps principles and tools.