Cloud Engineer, Database Administrator

Summary

Join our team as a Cloud Engineer – DBA and contribute to the technical development of database technologies within a cloud-native environment. This is a full-time remote position that requires problem-solving skills, passion for learning, and quality work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
• Understanding or experience in relational and OLAP style databases; knowledge of transactional, no-sql, and analytical database operating principles and methodology
• Examples include SQL Server (2016+), MongoDB database (3.x – 5.x), and big data databases and cloud technologies like BigQuery, CloudSQL or similar
• Design and implement effective database solutions and models (both SQL and non-SQL) to store and retrieve company data
• Experience tuning queries to improve performance
• Previous experience in production environments and being on-call
• Experience building and maintaining documentation
• Storage and server hardware knowledge a plus
• Linux experience a plus
• Capable of supporting database migrations and applying patches as needed

Responsibilities

• Like to solve complex problems and troubleshoot issues quickly
• Passion for learning and understanding new concepts and technologies
• Have pride in the quality and timeliness of your work
• Know when to escalate cases, including deriving outcomes that resolve the tactical and some strategic resolution
• Address service outages as they occur, including after hours and weekends
• When performance issues arise, you'll figure out the most effective way to increase performance including hardware changes, server configuration changes, or index/query changes
• See the importance of tracking/following-up on tasks/issues with attention to detail and order
• Highly motivated, focused, energetic, and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Enthusiasm for automation of database maintenance and monitoring tasks

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package including a base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location
• Discretionary incentive compensation may be awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions