Senior Database Administrator

2 weeks ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland MasterCard Full time

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Senior Database Administrator (PostgreSQL) Apply locations Dublin, Ireland time type Full time posted on Posted 12 Days Ago job requisition id R

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Senior Database Administrator (PostgreSQL)Job Description Summary
Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

The Account Management Services team develops new capabilities for Mastercard and its customers. We protect cardholders and card issuers and help them manage their daily spending patterns. To enable us to uphold the high standard of these applications we are looking for out-of-the-box thinkers to play a critical role in the upkeep and continual health of these products.

• Do you want to learn cutting edge technologies and help solve complex business problems?

• Do you have creative problem-solving techniques?

• Are you motivated to be a part of an organisation that is driving a world beyond cash?

The team are seeking a Senior Database Administrator to handle PostgreSQL database technology . Additional Database technology like Redis will be an advantage .

The Role
* Proactively monitoring database performance and troubleshooting issues
* Working cross-functionally with our engineers and analytics professionals to optimize queries, fix performance bottlenecks, improve existing schemas and design new ones
* Creating and maintaining change control and testing processes, reviewing and approving database modifications
* Conducting research and making recommendations on data-related products, services, protocols, and standards; planning for future growth of our data asset
* Reviewing development and deployment processes related to databases and identifying areas of improvement (such as online schema changes)
* Creating and maintaining documentation, troubleshooting playbooks, testing failover and recovery plans
* Improving database expertise company-wide

All About you
* PostgreSQL DBA experience in a 24x7 production environment
* Exceptional SQL development and performance tuning skills
* Experience architecting a large-scale production database platforms
* Expertise with PostgreSQL system metrics and optimization strategies
* Familiarity with system level metrics and practical use of common Linux utilities
* Mastery of one of the following scripting languages: Python, Perl, Bash
* Understanding of virtualization and clustered environments
* Great communication skills and a passion for both teaching and learning

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

  • Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
  • Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
  • Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
  • Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
About Us

Everyone wants easier ways to pay;

we invent them.

Checkout lines are slow;

we speed them along.

Merchants want more sales;

we give them data and insights.

People need financial access;

we connect them.

Corporate purchasing is complicated;

we make it simple.

Commuters are busy;

we speed them on their way.

we help create them.

Small businesses are virtual;

we give them access to a world of buyers.

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