Database Administrator (Oracle)

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• Proactively monitoring database performance and troubleshooting issues
• Working cross-functionally with our engineers and analytics professionals to optimize queries, fix performance bottlenecks, improve existing schemas and design new ones
• Creating and maintaining change control and testing processes, reviewing and approving database modifications
• Design / install / configure / manage / monitor / maintain / tune / backup / security / troubleshoot for Oracle and PostgreSQL databases based on Solaris/Linux
• SQL Query performance tuning
• Conducting research and making recommendations on data-related products, services, protocols, and standards; planning for future growth of our data asset
• Reviewing development and deployment processes related to databases and identifying areas of improvement (such as online schema changes)
• Creating and maintaining documentation, troubleshooting playbooks, testing failover and recovery plans
• Improving database expertise company-wide
• Ensure data security and integrity, including implementation of access controls, backups, and recovery plans
• Execute disaster recovery plans and procedures to ensure database availability during system outages or dysfunction

• Education: Bachelor or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineer, Information Systems or related technical degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience: 3-5 years of database management and engineering experience
• Strong knowledge of database administration, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and systems analysis procedures
• Experience architecting large-scale production database platforms
• Familiarity with system-level metrics and practical use of common Linux

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