Open Source Database Team Lead

Job Description

Work responsibility:

• Ensure stable and reliable Operation for internal operation
• Day-to-day performance monitoring.
• Troubleshooting and fault analysis and repair.
• Trouble ticket generation, response, and escalations.
• Standard changes implementation via our change control systems and processes.
• Participate in a 24x7 call-out rotation.
• Ticket and standard changes response for customer with valid support contract.
• Responsible for regular maintenance on databases (e.g., Reindexing, Archiving).
• Good knowledge of security as it relates to cloud-based infrastructure.
• Responsible for pro-active remediation of database operational problems.
• Able to gather relevant information systematically to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Good analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Good attention to detail, testing and documentation
• Knowledge of ITIL and industry best practices
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer/Communication Engineering or equivalent.
• 5-7 years working experience in a similar environment
• Strong background in Unix/Linux operating systems and have shell scripting skills.
• Install, build, configure and tune database systems and carry out capacity planning.
• Hands-on experience in administering and maintaining SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Mongo, etc.…).
• Experienced in upgrading databases and cluster administration.
• Setting up user’s tools for administration.
• Perform routine maintenance on several database environments including application of updates, patches, and hotfixes.
• Creating databases, migrating database objects from non-production to production environment.
• Working knowledge of Database Security mechanism, data encryption and auditing.
• Excellent knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity, and SQL.
• Measure database performance and troubleshoot database issues, I/O bottlenecks, SQL Tuning.
• Experience in scripting languages (shell or python or Perl) for automating DBA administrative tasks.