Company Description
Mojo Trek, an Inc. 5000 company, delivers an unparalleled technology recruitment experience, grounded in transparency and integrity. From midsize technology innovators to Fortune 50 powerhouse corporations, we help our clients build technology teams that make a difference. In addition to our strong presence in the Midwest and New York, we maintain an international footprint that enhances our ability to serve clients on a global scale.
The Senior Cloud-Ops Database Administrator is primarily responsible for design, implementation and support of our production applications databases. This role will manage solutions to enhance availability, performance and stability of our enterprise MSSQL, Azure SQL, MySQL, etc. installations in both the cloud and on premise. In coordination with the Security & Compliance Director and the Cloud-Ops Architect, the CloudOPs DBA will implement a strong security regimen, robust disaster recovery architectures, and data globalization as well as automating away repetitive work. They also lead implementation and maintenance activities leading to new or improved environments, policies, and processes. This position also provides engineering support to the product development teams to understand cloud opportunities for innovation and development efficiency. Finally, the Senior Cloud-OpsDBA will partner with the Senior Cloud-Ops Engineer to oversee the day-to-day operations and tuning of the production environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
* Participating in the creation of, and leading for the execution of, the production environment architecture
* Administration and maintenance of the company's production infrastructure, both on-premises and in the cloud
* Troubleshooting, system backups, archiving, and disaster recovery
* Create and maintain product release pipelines and execute product releases in coordination with the product development teams.
* Help desk issues related to production environments
* Working with project teams to help implement and migrate production systems to the cloud
* Interacting with internal clients on all levels to help resolve product production related issues and provides answers in a timely manner
* Ensuring the conformance with various regulatory and compliance frameworks as outlined by the Security and Compliance Director, participating in audits as required
* Maintaining external and internal SLAs for production infrastructure
* Participating in risk analyses and managing contingency planning
* Automating current process to improve efficiency and speed of new systems, upgrades, and patches
* Implementation and tuning of our system monitoring capabilities
* Collaborating with the product development teams, providing engineering support to development initiatives utilizing cloud resources
* Collaborating with the Senior Cloud-Ops Engineer to ensure that product assets related to Cloud Operation Hosting are maintained responsibly
Minimum Skills and Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience
* 6 + years of experience spanning at least three of the following database platforms (MS SQL, MySQL, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, PostgreSQL) including but not limited to:
* Software installation and maintenance
* Data extraction, transformations, and loading
* Specialized data handling
* Backup and recovery
* Advanced disaster recovery
* Capacity planning
* Performance monitoring
* Performance tuning and troubleshooting
* Basic Knowledge of cloud infrastructure platforms (AWS\Azure\GCE\OpenStack)
* Basic Knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system
* Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
* Knowledge of all components of a technical architecture
* Calm under pressure, and ability to take accountability for outcomes and performance
* Data-driven and results-oriented, with a strong analytical skillset
* Ability to take initiative and develop innovative solutions to emerging challenges
* Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines
* Ability to work with development organizations to consult on product enhancements using cloud services
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
* Experience with Snowflake and ETL\ELT pipeline
* Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including availability groups, backups, and performance tuning
* Experience with Azure DevOps, including release pipelines
* Experience with Kubernetes and container solutions
* Microsoft SQL Server: Deep expertise in managing SQL Server instances with hands-on experience in Always On Availability Groups, backup strategies, disaster recovery, and advanced performance tuning.
* Cloud Platforms: Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS), with emphasis on database hosting, scaling, security, and cost optimization.
* Monitoring & Observability: Familiarity with monitoring tools like New Relic and Cloudwatch for database and pipeline observability.