Database Administrator/DBA

Database Administrator/DBA

ThinkMarkets

Sofia, Bulgaria

We are seeking a Database Administrator to join our Sofia office. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter and work well with others, as well as have excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with all stakeholders. A successful candidate will apply extensive technical expertise in databases and data warehousing and will develop technical solutions to complex problems with ingenuity and creativity.

Responsibilities:

• Setup new DB servers, perform SQL Migrations to newer versions;
• Maintain clustered, highly available database environments;
• Develop and maintain Oracle, MSSQL and MySQL database structures in test, quality assurance, and production environments utilizing current standards and best practices;
• Perform fine-tuning and performance optimizations;
• Setup automatic alarms and monitor the database health;
• Manage database backup and recovery procedures and provide Disaster Recovery support;
• Implement and enforce database security based upon best practices, industry regulations, and company policies;
• Develop custom queries and reports for data modelling through various tool sets to aggregate, analyze, and report results;
• Formulate event modeling; conceptual, logical, and physical data warehouse design; data warehouse optimization and performance; load strategy design and implementation;
• Perform data profiling and analysis to assess data quality patterns, recommend data cleansing rules – conforming data standard rules and matching algorithms;
• Develop and maintain ETL processes;
• Support DB-related incidents.

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• 8+ years of experience in database admin;
• Experience with Oracle, MSSQL, or MySQL is required;
• Experience working with Real-Time/Time Series databases;
• Experience with database administration and design of enterprise database systems;
• Experience in setting up and supporting data replication in a cluster of database instances;
• Experience with database fine-tuning and performance optimization;
• Experience in DB backup and disaster recovery management;
• Experience with deploying databases on a global scale;
• Experience with BI and Tableau is a plus.

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