Senior DBA

Senior DBA

If digital transformation, next generation technology and growth opportunities excite you, then apply to join our Netcracker Technology Team!  Our culture and collaborative work environment are the keys to our success.  Here you will work with the best in class global teams, earn a competitive salary and contribute to the largest digital transformations happening around the world. 

What is in it for you?

At Netcracker, we are all entrepreneurs. This means we get creative when thinking of technical solutions, we explore possibilities and innovations and get excited about new technology.  We take complete ownership of our roles and aren’t micromanaged or left feeling like just another number. The results we achieve are highly visible to our leadership team and we are recognized for our work and promoted accordingly.

What will be your responsibilities?

As a Senior DBA with Netcracker, you will be part of our IT Managed Services Organization, supporting mission critical applications for various projects throughout the LATAM region.

• Implement Oracle DB, Postgres SQL, Cassandra for various Production and non-production systems
• Perform database health checks.
• Perform database and SQL tuning.
• Develop and maintain automation playbooks, pipelines, tools.
• Implement database monitoring scripts, agents and tools.
• Deploy database and application release, patches and configurations.
• Perform database maintenance.
• Interface with different workgroups including L2, Development, Technical Support groups and Infrastructure teams to troubleshoot and resolve database issues.
• Troubleshooting build, deployment, performance and configuration issues.
• Be part of follow the sun team to provide 7x24 DBA service.

Experience & Requirements:

• Oracle DBA minimum 5 years previous experience in a similar role 
• Experience with DataGuard and Golden Gate is a plus
• Experience with PostgreSQL, and Cassandra is a plus
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Control is a plus
• Experience in implementing monitoring of the production databases is a plus
• Effective oral and written bilingual conversant in English 
• Strong business acumen
• Understanding of ITIL
• Supporting large scale, mission critical 7 x 24 solutions
• Enterprise Linux systems administration at level to understand principles of resource allocation and monitoring, system startup sequence, system configuration.
• Understanding principles of TCP/IP, routing, application network traffic balancing and failover
• Understand principles of PKI/Certificates
• Understanding of Continuous Delivery and DevOps methods;
• Experience with DevOps tools Jenkins, Ansible, Git is a plus
• Must be able to effectively work on tasks individually and in the cooperation with other team members and adhere strictly to stringent SLAs including mission critical applications.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex performance and stability issues.
• Ability and willingness to adopt new technologies.
• Effective and efficient communication under stressful environment.
• Telecom-OSS/BSS or eCommerce domains experience is a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other Technical Engineering discipline.

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