B2B Senior Database Administrator

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Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years experience managing large database clusters implemented using one of the most popular database technologies (MySQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL) (Required).
• Minimum of 5 years experience managing NoSQL database instances and/or columnar-based databases(Preferred).
• Minimum of 2 years Amazon RDS and EC2 knowledge (Required).
• Minimum of 5 years Familiarity with Linux, Tomcat, and Apache (Required).
• Minimum of 2 years experience with system and infrastructure configuration tools (such as Terraform, Cloud Formation. Ansible and Puppet).
• Minimum of 2 years experience with modern monitoring tools (preferably Prometheus and Grafana, but others such as CloudWatch, New Relic, Datadog are also accepted).
• Minimum of 2 years experience with major public providers: AWS (preferred), Azure, GCP.
• Strong Communication Skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills.
• Excellent Organizational Skills.
• Proven Analytical Skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical terms in an easy to understand, non-technical manner.
• Self-starter, energetic multi-tasker, highly motivated and team player.
• Ability to engage with and establish trust and rapport with all levels of customers and employees.
• Apple Platform.
• Agile.
• Ability to adapt and solve challenges quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance, strategic direction and operational mentorship.
• Work with the rest of the DBA team and cloud leadership to design and implement the public cloud infrastructure that supports Jamf database systems.
• Work with the rest of the DBA team and cloud leadership to design and implement Jamf database systems.
• Participate in system administration duties, remote access, maintenance of server’s integrity, data backups and restoration, and offsite storage
• Proactively monitor all databases and related cloud infrastructure to detect and resolve problems and ensure uninterrupted operations.
• Work closely with JAMF Software Development team on interrelated products.
• Estimate accurately both time to complete tasks and impact of changes.
• Drive continuous improvements within the JAMF Cloud infrastructure.
• Work with JAMF Software’s technical team to bring current industry best practices to scale our systems to meet ever expanding demand.
• Track and follow and, when required, escalate events in a timely manner to the appropriate individual according to documented procedures.
• Maintain the Online Services technical documentation of processes and procedures.
• When required, participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
• Identify techniques and tools that will enhance the capabilities of the team to be more effective.
• Act as an active advisor to department management team.
• Build a deep understanding of workflows that make a JAMF Software customer successful.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.