Position Summary
The Senior Cloud Database Engineer will have overall responsibility for supporting the organization's Database Infrastructure from design through implementation, ongoing management, and support. This role is critical in ensuring the availability, capacity, and performance of all database systems, including providing 7x24 hours support.
Key Accountabilities
- Act as the core Database team member for the management and support of the IT Database system, ensuring service availability and capacity.
- Provide 7x24 hours support for the production database environment.
- Carry out database system maintenance, including troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and tuning.
- Provide investigation, diagnostic testing, and resolution of Database System incidents.
- Establish Database System infrastructure standard on compliance and security.
- Review existing DB infrastructure and manage enhancement / improvement plans.
- Design and manage Disaster Recovery (DR) Drill and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) processes.
- Monitor and manage costs associated with cloud database usage and recommend optimizations.
- Stay abreast of emerging cloud database technologies, trends, and industry best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement database solutions that align with cloud best practices.
- Assist in New Business Unit build-up and support existing business units.
Qualifications / Experience
Degree holder in Computer Science / Information Technology or equivalent.More than 7 years of database administration experience gained in a sizable organization.Holder of professional qualification(s) preferred (e.g., Microsoft SQL, Oracle, and Cloud DB certificate).Knowledge & Technical Skills
Robust hands‑on experience in database administration :At least 8-10 hands‑on experience with MS SQL 2012 / 2016, Oracle, IBM CDC (Change Data Capture), and ETL.Hands‑on experience in database projects, capacity planning, performance monitoring, tuning, monitoring, data replication, and database design and problem solving.Familiarity with cloud‑based database technologies is desirable.Soft Skills & Other Requirements
Able to work independently, self‑motivated, and willing to take challenges.Able to communicate with colleagues and vendors at different levels.Able to manage database system projects.Good command of written English, fluent in spoken English.Employment Details
Seniority level Mid‑Senior levelEmployment type Full‑timeJob function Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries Insurance, Banking, and Financial Services#J-18808-Ljbffr