Database Administrator - Opensource
Database Administrator - Opensource
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Job Description
Overview
Connecting clients to markets and talent to opportunity
With 4300 employees and over 400000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents were a Fortune-100 Nasdaq-listed provider connecting clients to the global markets focusing on innovation human connection and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.
At StoneX we offer you the opportunity to be part of an institutional-grade financial services network that connects companies organizations and investors to the global markets ecosystem. As a team member youll benefit from our unique blend of digital platforms comprehensive clearing and execution services personalized high-touch support and deep industry expertise. Elevate your career with us and make a significant impact in the world of global finance.
Corporate: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight youll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.
Responsibilities
Job Purpose: Database Administrator is a highly motivated individual responsible for implementing enhancements to all aspects of the current & future NoSQL/OpenSource DB architecture. Similarly they will need to ensure that all database systems are high performing and highly available at all times.
Primary Duties will include:
- Subject matter expert for NoSQL/OpenSource databases (primarily Mongo Atlas PostgresSQL but also CosmosDB and other technologies) within the team with the ability to share knowledge and train other team members who are primarily MSSQL/Oracle DBAs
- Work with dev teams across the business to identify and migrate NoSQL/OpenSource databases that are not currently looked after by the DB team.
- On call cover as a part of a rotation with other members of the team
- Take proactive measures to monitor trend and tune NoSQL/OpenSource databases to meet or exceed baseline stability and performance SLAs
- Create implement and maintain NoSQL/OpenSource DB Health Checks/Monitoring and have a demonstrated ability to automate NoSQL/OpenSource DB health reporting/event notification and corrective actions.
- Developing best practice standards within the DBA team and working with local and remote development teams to ensure these standards are adhered to
- Working with dev teams to help designing and implement highly performant databases
- When performance issues arise determine the most effective way to increase performance including scaling up or out server configuration changes index/query changes etc.
- Identify code defects and enhancements and develop a detailed root cause analysis that can be leveraged by the product management and development teams to improve application availability and decrease the total cost of ownership.
- Perform all database management responsibilities in NoSQL/OpenSource DB for production and non-production workloads on premise and in the cloud.
- Adhere to and proactively enhance the firms compliance with applicable laws regulations and codes of conduct in all jurisdictions in which the Firm conducts business and which have an impact on its business
- Work to identify risks and enhance control across the business
- Report control weaknesses illegal suspicious or unusual activity
- Maintain an appropriate level of competence through ongoing training making requests for updates or development as
- Ensuring the clients are treated fairly by knowing the customer and giving suitable advice where appropriate providing an appropriate level of service communicating clearly and fairly and ensuring complaints are reported
Qualifications
To land this role you will need:
- Experience of administering other Open Source/NoSQL Databases such as CosmosDB and MariaDB
- Experience of administering MSSQL/Oracle DBs or a willingness to learn other DB technologies
- Experience of working in an Agile/SCRUM environment
- NoSQL/Opensource DB Certification
- Coding skills (PowerShell C# Python) to automate tasks and interact with APIs
- Automation and Orchestration tools (Jenkins Ansible GIT TeamCity Azure Devops Terraform)
Working Environment:
- Hybrid
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
