Staff Production DBA/Data Engineer
Staff Production DBA/Data Engineer
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
About Us
CDK Global is a leading provider of cloud-based software to dealerships and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across automotive and related industries. The Companys cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform enables dealerships to manage their end-to-end business operations including the acquisition sale financing insuring repair and maintenance of vehicles. By automating and streamlining critical workflows the integrated platform of modern solutions enables dealers to sell and service more vehicles by creating simple and convenient experiences for customers and improves their financial and operational performance.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a mature polished and technically elite Staff Production Data Engineer to join our team in a mission-critical always-on environment. This role is ideal for a self-starter who thrives with minimal supervision takes initiative and direction well and brings a rare blend of skills across data architecture database administration cloud engineering and system reliability.
You will begin as a high-impact individual contributor at the Staff level with a focus on ensuring the performance scalability and reliability of our data platforms across AWS and Azure. Youll work closely with our Production DBAs and Data Engineers to support and modernize critical systems across the enterprise.
Over time based on demonstrated performance and initiative select leadership responsibilities may be added to this role. While this is not a promotional track or title change it does present an opportunity to take on greater ownershipsuch as mentoring teammates guiding technical direction and influencing team operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Management
Lead mentor and upskill a team of Production DBAs and Data Engineers.
Foster a culture of ownership accountability proactiveness and continuous learning.
Provide coverage and support for team members including weekends and holidays when necessary.
Drive a high-performance high-uptime mindset across the team.
Production Data Engineering & Administration
Own the health performance and uptime of all production data systems.
Troubleshoot complex issues across the full stack: hardware networking OS services databases and application code.
Manage and optimize relational databases includingSQL ServerPostgreSQL and others.
Implement and maintain observability usingNew Relic custom dashboards and alerting systems.
Cloud & Platform Expertise
Architect monitor and manage data platforms inAWS Azure and Private Clouds including services like:
AWS RDS Redshift Glue S3 Lambda AWS Aurora Elasticache
Azure Managed Instances Azure VMs with IaaS extension Azure SQL Synapse Data Factory Blob Storage Azure Fabric
Ensure secure scalable and cost-effective cloud data infrastructure.
Data Engineering & Integration
Design and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines using tools likeAirflowKafkaDebezium Qlik.and SSIS
Support real-time and batch data processing needs across business units.
Collaborate with application teams to modernize legacy systems and integrate new platforms.
Tooling & Automation
Develop and maintain automation scripts usingPowerShelland other scripting languages.
Implement CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure and code deployments.
Preferred Skills & Technologies:
Databases:SQL Server PostgreSQL MySQL Snowflake
Cloud:AWS (RDS Redshift Glue) Azure (SQL Synapse Data Factory)
Data Tools:Kafka Debezium Airflow Qlik Looker
Monitoring:New Relic CloudWatch Azure Monitor
Scripting:PowerShell Python Bash
Other:Git Terraform Docker Kubernetes
Ideal Candidate Profile:
8 years of experience in data engineering database administration or infrastructure roles.
3 years in a leadership or senior technical role.
Deep understanding of data architecture performance tuning and high-availability systems.
Strong communication skills with the ability to mentor and inspire.
Self-starterwho thrives with minimal supervision and takes full ownership of responsibilities.
Passionate about uptime reliability and operational excellence.
Committed to diversity inclusion and team development.
Why Join Us
Be akey playerin transforming our data ecosystem.
Lead amission-critical teamin a high-impact environment.
Work withcutting-edge technologiesacross cloud and data platforms.
Enjoy acollaborative culturethat values growth ownership and innovation.
And you just cant beat the awesomeness of this team!
Salary Range: $140000 - $185000
CDK Global is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Compensation packages are based on several factors including but not limited to skills experience certifications and work location. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation offer Medical dental and vision benefits in addition to:
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401K Matching Program
Tuition Reimbursement
At CDK we believe inclusion and diversity are essential in inspiring meaningful connections to our people customers and communities. We are open curious and encourage different views so that everyone can be their best selves and make an impact.
CDK is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed ancestry national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status creed or religion age disability (including pregnancy) results of genetic testing service in the military veteran status or any other category protected by law.
Applicants for employment in the US must be authorized to work in the US. CDK may offer employer visa sponsorship to applicants.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
