Senior Database Administrator

Summary

Join KnowBe4, a leading provider of security awareness training and simulated phishing platforms, as a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) and play a crucial role in the Platform Engineering team. This position involves designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing databases and data stores, ensuring their reliability, performance, and security. You will collaborate with the Principal Database Architect and other team members to ensure the smooth operation of the database infrastructure. This role requires a strong understanding of database administration, performance optimization, security, and troubleshooting, along with excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Database Administrator with expertise in database design, implementation, and maintenance, including various database and datastore systems (SQL, NoSQL, in-memory databases, object storage, etc)

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of all databases and data stores, ensuring their availability, integrity, and security
• Perform routine database maintenance tasks, including backups, patching, and upgrades
• Identify and address database and query performance issues to ensure optimal system responsiveness
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize database design and query performance
• Implement and maintain database security measures, including access controls, encryption, and auditing
• Ensure that databases comply with industry standards and organizational security policies
• Respond promptly to database-related incidents, troubleshoot issues, and provide timely resolutions
• Implement effective monitoring and alerting mechanisms to proactively address potential problems
• Work closely with the Principal Database Architect to implement and execute database strategies aligned with business objectives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing technical expertise and guidance on database-related matters
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, procedures, and best practices
• Contribute to knowledge sharing within the team and across the organization
• Conduct capacity planning to ensure that the database infrastructure meets current and future performance and storage requirements

Benefits

• We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets
• Employee referral bonuses
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Certification reimbursement
• Certification completion bonuses
• A relaxed dress code