The Senior Database Administrator (DBA) will work within the Technology team to develop an understanding of data and information needs, identify solutions, and improve the quality of service while providing support through the logical and physical design of databases. They will also be responsible for maintaining the integrity and performance of the company databases and guarantee the data is stored securely and efficiently.
Technologies you will be working with:
AWS, RDS, MySQL, Aurora, EC2, S3, SingleStore, MSSQL, SSIS, SSRS, Windows, PowerShell, Ubuntu, Bash, Atlassian Jira/Confluence, Teamcity, Octopus, RedGate Source Control, Zabbix
Role And Responsibilities:
- Create, maintain, and execute on improvements to our databases and as we scale our systems to meet customer demand.
- Monitor, identify, and troubleshoot technical database incidents, performance issues and query optimization.
- Participate in architectural reviews to guide application and system designs to meet product requirements.
- Use data analysis to pick up trends before they become major problems.
- Serve as a knowledge leader and mentor for technical teams.
- Daily maintenance, monitoring, problem resolution and internal support
- Database & Application performance tuning.
- Root cause analysis of production-related database issues
What we want from you:
- 5+ years of experience in operating high-traffic environments.
- Expert knowledge on database internals
- Strong technical skills
- Solid scripting skills (e.g., TSQL, Bash, PowerShell).
- Experience with performance diagnostics, performance tuning, capacity planning, and monitoring.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
It will be cool if you:
- Work well with other team members in a remote setting.
- Appreciate the importance of systems change management.
- Are a systematic problem solver, with the ability to think outside the box.
- Can function at a high level in critical situations.
- Are eager to learn new technologies and programming languages.
Who are we?
Kurtosys is an innovative and thriving software-as-a-service company that provides digital visualisation and automation solutions to asset managers and financial institutions worldwide. Our user-friendly, end-to-end digital experience platform includes software to create, manage, publish and distribute financial data and other content via websites or documents, either self-managed or supported by an experienced and professional services team available across multiple time-zones. We’re a team of passionate and driven individuals living and working remotely across 3 countries and continents: UK, South Africa, and the USA with close to 200 employees. We may move back to a hybrid model in future with our biggest office in Claremont, South Africa.
Why join us?
We’re on a mission to transform the way the Asset Management Industry uses and distributes data and information through dynamic, innovative technology. We are performance driven, we reward high performers and are fanatical about delivering quality service to our clients. We are dedicated and focus on continuous improvement. We have a solid work-life balance culture with consistent staff development, remote social activities and mentorship events throughout the week. Events and activities are designed to keep our global staff interacting and making connections with others.
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Only candidates currently based in South Africa need apply. Valid SA citizenship or permanent residence are preferable, and visa applicants will only be considered under exceptional circumstances.
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Kurtosys is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided based on relevant experience, qualifications, merit, and business need._
Job Type: Full-time