Senior Cloud Database Engineer

Summary

Join MicroStrategy, a leader in enterprise analytics and mobility software, and be a crucial part of our mission to push the boundaries of analytics and redefine financial investment. As a Database Administrator, you will architect and implement enterprise database systems, enforce company policies, maintain servers, monitor performance, and collaborate with system administrators and developers. This role requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field, 8+ years of database administration experience (including 3+ years in cloud environments), and expertise in relational and NoSQL databases. Remote work is available for U.S. based candidates, while European candidates will work from the Pune office at least 4 days a week. MicroStrategy offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in database administration, with at least 3 years in cloud database environments
• Strong expertise in relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms ( AWS, Azure, GCP ) and managed database services
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Shell, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible)
• Proven track record in tuning databases , analyzing query plans, and resolving performance bottlenecks
• Extensive experience backup, restore, permission architecture and disaster recovery procedures
• Proven experience with complex database systems migration, consolidation, and integration
• Familiarity with data warehousing methodologies and technologies
• Skilled with hands-on SQL programming for extensive querying and data manipulation
• 2+ years of programming experience with Java, Perl, at least 1-year programming experience with Python
• Advanced working knowledge and experience w/ Unix, especially Linux
• Excellent analytical skills
• Adaptive to a dynamic work environment with strong teamwork abilities
• Strong self-initiative and accountability
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement enterprise database systems, including the support of advanced configurations such as clustering and replication
• Enforce the company’s database policies and procedures
• Maintain enterprise and database servers in production, test and development environments
• Monitor database performance and tune database management system as necessary
• Work closely with system administrators during software installation and upgrades
• Ensure availability of databases in accordance with service level agreements
• Correct problems in databases promptly and accurately
• Review, validate, and deploy database update during applications rollout to production environment
• Offer assistance to developers in tuning database queries under development
• Support developers when they need to troubleshoot application issues that might be related to database backend
• Lead projects in regarding database infrastructure changes and upgrades

Preferred Qualifications

Server hardware and network knowledge

Benefits

• Remote work is available. For candidates working in U.S. hours
• Work will be based out of our Pune office at least 4 times a week. For candidates working in European hours