Senior Database Administrator

2 weeks ago


Fingal, Ireland IBM Full time

Introduction
Trusteer group, part of IBM Security, is focused on identity fraud prevention. Our products are deployed at major global customers, helping them prevent account takeover fraud, detecting and stopping malware, and keeping transactions safe – across web and mobile applications. We are a SaaS group: Trusteer systems handle billions of transactions per month and manage massive amounts of data under extreme load, providing real-time API for risk assessment.

We are globally spread, with team members in Israel, USA, Japan, Brazil, Spain, and Ireland.

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, let's talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Trusteer/IBM has an opportunity for a Senior DBA.
We are seeking an experienced and talented individual that is passionate about Database engineering and interested in working with cutting-edge technology in a global large-scale environment.

This role is responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining SQL and NoSQL-based infrastructures in support of high-volume, complex data transactions for specific services or groups of services.
The position will be part of the DBA team and will primarily work with R&D, SRE, and Data analysts.
The role includes designing, building, and deploying high availability, robust, resilient, and supportable database solutions to support large volumes of data transactions.
We focus on the infrastructure and operational elements of designing and deploying a database solution, the Senior DBA ensures the databases are highly available, have sufficient capacity in place, and are fully resilient across multiple data centers and cloud architectures.
This role is a part of an operations team who design, deploy and support 24x7x365 operations with day-to-day responsibilities that include:
  • Manage MYSQL and NoSQL databases in Development/QA/Production environments including installation, configuration, backup, recovery, replication, upgrades, schema changes, etc.
  • Perform database health monitoring and diagnostics.
  • Integrate monitoring, auditing, and alert systems for databases with existing monitoring infrastructure.
  • Design, implement, maintain, and automate the appropriate backup and recovery architecture as required.
  • Occasional off-shift availability to resolve Production issues.
  • Work closely with other members of the SRE and R&D teams
  • Responsible for system performance and reliability.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge of database administration and applies these developments to other major projects and initiatives.
  • Ensure proactive engagement in the Incident Management process, working with Operational teams to minimize the impact of database outages.
  • Presents or makes recommendations on best practices regarding data management, data architecture, and data design.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
  • 3+ years' experience as a DBA which includes:
    • DB management on at least one of these databases: Cassandra / MySql / PostgreSQL/ Elasticsearch / OpenSearch / Oracle
    • Ability to write ETLs using Python
    • working in a Cloud environment
    • Working in production environments requiring full availability.
    • Deploying, administrating, tuning, monitoring, and maintaining database technologies.
    • Database tuning, design, security, backup, recovery.
    • Monitoring systems.
  • Excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with technical, non-technical employees and vendors.
  • Strong problem solving, testing, and network troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
  • AWS
  • PagerDuty Platform
  • Terraform
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