Advanced Database Administrator SQL

Advanced Database Administrator SQL

Amadeus

Erding, Germany

Major Responsibilities

• Integration of database add-on product suites;
• Monitoring performance and managing parameters to provide fast database services;
• Provide means supporting the control and monitoring of access permissions and privileges;
• Ensuring that storage, archiving, backup and recovery procedures are operating correctly including disaster recovery procedures;
• Commissioning and installing new DB solutions;
• Upgrading databases to new versions;
• Validating and testing of new versions of the database management system (RDBMS);
• Writing and maintaining database documentation, including platform specifications and procedures description;
• Close integration work with various development teams for supporting and promoting products, features, and release;
• On-call support;
• Problem investigation, debugging and fixing;
• Customization, maintenance and support under 24x5 rigorous operational conditions;
• Project and/or team core-member representation;
• Working closely with IT project managers, Development and Operational support teams;
• Communicating regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security;
• Responsible for the administration, operability, performance, integrity and security of different database platforms;
• Patching, upgrades, migration, kernel patching and ensure PCI compliancy and remediate vulnerabilities;
• Architects and develops efficient automation framework for better management of the infrastructure running on related Systems;
• Develops enterprise-grade distributed products that can perform, scale, and integrate into a broad enterprise ecosystem;
• Follows and implements industry best practices for better time to market using latest CI/CD technologies and automate day to day tasks.

Relevant Job Experience

• 5+ years of operational DBA experience under acute 24x7 operational conditions;
• Experience in automation of database platforms is a plus;

Qualification (School, university, equivalent, etc.)

• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent;
• Relevant operational experience with, at least, two commercial RDBMS (one at least being considered strategic by Amadeus, i.e. Oracle, MySQL/MariaDB);
• RDBMS, programming certification is a plus.

Know How/Skills

• Good scripting knowledge (i.e. shell, python, Ansible);
• Advanced HW, OS, and storage infrastructure knowledge;
• Field experience in supporting critical production HA workloads;
• MS Azure experience / certification is is plus;
• Strong core technology skills with hands-on exposure on latest or mainstream engine versions and features (2 RDBMS at least);
• Ability to work independently;
• Good communication and consulting skills;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Good English in verbal and written communication;
• Proactive mindset in mitigating/avoiding foreseeable issues;
• Ability to work in multinational and multicultural environment.

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