Growexx is looking for a smart and passionate Database Administrator, who will be working with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features and adopt the best practices of Test-Driven Development to guarantee the robustness and stability of the code produced.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for DB Monitoring and Health Checks – CPU, disk, memory, network bandwidth, etc.
Responsible for setup alerting on health checks, and follow-up if the system is overtaxed
Find the root cause for alerts and resolve the problem.
Responsible to review bottlenecks on a regular basis and resolve not limited to table schema, indexes, etc.
Design & Architect databases or tables for new tools being implemented. Be able to implement data flow to the new entities, write all relevant queries for this flow and automate as needed
Knowledge of DB parameters. Regular monitoring of DB and tweaking of these parameters as needed to get optimal performance
Regular data quality checks
High-priority data should be checked for accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and consistency
Develop and test database migration procedures, and migrate datasets to different instances as per business requirements
Do referential integrity checks when integrating new applications with current systems
Troubleshooting and fixing live issues

Key Skills

Strong proficiency in RDBMS/ NoSQL.
Understanding of the underlying storage engines and how data is maintained.
Experience with replication configurations
Knowledge of Data modeling and database design
Metadata management and repository usage
Experience in Database schema creation and management
Strong knowledge of backup, recovery, and upgrade procedures
Performance management and tuning
Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL statements.
Ensuring data integrity – Be able to maintain various data checks and deploy multiple types of database integrity including entity integrity, referential integrity, check constraints, and database triggers.
Ability to plan resource requirements for future growth.
Familiarity with other SQL/NoSQL databases is a plus.
Knowledge of limitations of the Database being used and how to implement workarounds as needed.
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git/SVN/SourceSafe)
Ability to create stored procedures and triggers and a clear understanding of the performance trade-offs.
Ability to create scripts for automation purposes.

Education and Experience

5 years as a Database Administrator or similar roles
Certification in Database Administration (Oracle/SQL/Snowflake)
Database logical and physical design, BI design, data source analysis, and overall data management
Expertise in different O/S such as windows, Linux, Unix, and Solaris
Expertise in DB modeling tools & concepts
Familiar with Business Intelligence tools
Preferred: Experience with Data Warehousing
Preferred: Experience with Cloud Platform
Engineering Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience