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Job Description - Cloud DBA
Job Purpose :
A Cloud DBA, Enterprise Systems will oversee day-to-day monitoring, management, and remediation of the team's various cloud databases on AWS. In addition to live production databases, this role will also be supporting the development teams with designing schema, access patterns and other areas of database strategy. Primary areas of focus will be performance tuning and monitoring, cost analysis and management, data security and auditing, access administration and backup & recovery.
What You'll Do :
Leading in data base design and optimization.
Lead data base architect for enterprise systems
Team leader and approver of data base architecture on development project
Create, maintain, and administer AWS cloud databases in a highly available environment
Provide database strategy and support for enterprise development teams
Lead database migration efforts using AWS DMS
Proactive tuning and maintenance of database systems for optimal performance
Proactive cost analysis and tuning to maximize ROI
Monitoring with CloudWatch to ensure uptime and SLAs
Administration of user access
Manage database auditing and security
Manage day-to-day tasks such as job scheduling
Ensuring compliance with database vendor license agreement
Designing and implementing disaster recovery (DR) solutions
System storage and planning future storage requirements for the database system
KPIs :
Uptime, SLAs, and overall health of cloud database systems
ROI and cost management of entire cloud DB footprint
Quality of strategy and support for development teams
Ability to troubleshoot and solve technical problems
Who You Are :
Bachelor's degree
5-7 years' experience in enterprise development
5 years of DBA experience, 5 on AWS
Hands on experience in database management using AWS and / or modern cloud technologies
Strong technical, analytical, and troubleshooting skills with a solution-oriented mindset
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with ability to work efficiently in a matrixed environment with geographically dispersed teams
Expertise in enterprise database platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, and Aurora
Strong knowledge of big data technologies like AWS Redshift, Hive and Spark
Knowledge with NoSQL platforms such as MongoDB and DynamoDB
Knowledge on ETL solutions such as DMS, Glue & Lambda functions
Knowledge on dashboards and Dashboard platforms such as AWS QuickSights, Google Looker, Tableau, PowerBI
AWS Certification a plus
Knowledge in modern data engineering languages such as Python, Pyspark, R, and coding best practices such as CI / CD a plus
Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and concepts such as Agile, SAFE, scrum, CI / CD, and DevOps a plus
Experience with CRM / Finance / Accounting systems a plus
Ability to effectively handle multiple projects and assignments simultaneously in a cross-functional team environment
Solid written and oral communication skills; ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
Ability to work independently and direct work to other team members
Must have effective communication and interpersonal skills to translate and explain complex technical issues and solutions to business leaders and other stakeholders
Some Travel Required (?)
Must be authorized to work in the United States
7.5-hour business workday but variations in work volume frequently require extended working hours for evening and late-night events
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