[Hiring] Senior Database Administrator @Karsun Solutions

Role Description

As a Senior Database Administrator, you will provide services for databases that support the customer's production applications, software development, and application maintenance projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide database administration to RDS MySQL and PostgreSQL databases engines within the AWS Cloud environment.
• Install, configure, and maintain database instances, including managing RDS Parameter Groups, Option Groups and coordinating engine version upgrades/patches.
• Manage database security and user permissions and privileges in accordance with application/database requirements including IAM Database authentication, VPC security groups and user permissions/privileges.
• Develop and/or maintain database objects (tables, views, indexes) and optimize Vacuum (Postgres) or Buffer Pool (MySQL) settings.
• Monitor and optimize database performance and tuning.
• Manage and ensure compliance with database backup strategies.
• Provide customer support to database and associated application development team, owners, and user stakeholders.
• Maintain Database Lifecycle Management processes detailed by customer specifications.
• Provide impact information on proposed changes to application and its database structure.
• Provide schedule and resource requirements to stakeholders concerning proposed changes to the application and associated database.
• Provide sizing recommendations for any new databases or changes to existing databases, including user/data growth projection and the impact on the server memory and performance characteristics.
• Participate in meetings with Solution Delivery Service staff and stakeholders.
• Work with other database administrators to ensure optimal efficiency and optimization of databases, server clusters, replications, back-up strategies, and database services to customer and its customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other IT degree; Engineering, math, and/or science degrees are acceptable substitute degrees.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience.
• Expertise in MySQL (v5.7, 8.0) and/or PostgreSQL (v12–16) administration in an enterprise environment.
• Significant experience with Amazon RDS or Aurora managed services.
• Deep understanding of Linux-based database environments and open-source database internals.
• Experience in Database Lifecycle Management (DLM).
• Experience in Data Scrubbing, Data Masking, Data Compare and Review.
• Experience in improving Database user/systems authentication robustness.
• AWS and/or Azure experience.
• Relevant certification.
• The ability to successfully obtain and maintain a U.S. Suitability/Public Trust Background Clearance.

Compensation

The proposed salary range for this role is $****** to $******* USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Karsun considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.