Database Administrator
Database Administrator
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Driven by a customerfirst mentality we empower businesses to achieve their goals and grow alongside us. If youre ready to make a impact and be part of our transformative journey Maropost is the place for you.
Become a part of Maropost today and help shape the future of commerce!
About the position:
As a Database Administrator you will play a crucial role in managing and maintaining the organizations databases ensuring their availability security and optimal performance. Your role will require a balance of technical expertise collaboration and proactive problemsolving 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 crossfunctional teams including developers system administrators and network engineers to resolve databaserelated issues.
- Provide technical support and guidance to endusers and other teams as needed.
What you will bring to Maropost:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
- 2 years of proven experience as a Database Administrator or similar role.
- Proficiencyin few database management systems such asMicrosoft SQL Server MySQLPostgreSQL.
- Hand on Experience with Microsoft Azure SQL is a must.
- Proficiencyin few NoSQL databases such asCassandraElastic SearchRedis
- Strong SQL querying tuning and optimization skills.
- Knowledge of database security principles and practices.
- Familiarity with backup and recovery solutions.
- Excellent problemsolving and troubleshooting abilities.
- Effective communication interpersonal and strong organisational skills.
Good to have skills:
- Certification in relevant database technologies.
- Experience with cloudbased 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.
Equal Employment Opportunist:
Maropost is deeply committed to promoting diversity advancing equity and fostering a culture of inclusion. Therefore we invite applications from marginalized and equityseeking groups. Individuals seeking employment at Maropost are considered without regards to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identification national origin age marital status ancestry physical or mental disability or veteran status. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please feel free to reach out to the recruitment team for any accommodation requests or questions.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
