DBA specialist

Grain Slovakia s.r.o.

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Start date
Jan 2015

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

An experienced DBA who maintains large Database(s) for an international online store. Works up to 50% on projects, ensuring the optimizaion of performance, scaleability and managed architecture.

- Oversee daily preformance of the CA engine - a very large MSSQL
- Database (~2000 tables/~1.5 TB data/~35% annual growth)
- Ensure standards and architecture are adhered to by development teams
- Communicate and manage necessary changes for stable systems and actively report risks and avoidance strategies
- DB optimization and problem management
- Project Managent
- Risk management
- Change management
- Specifications creation/documentation
- Distaster Recovery Management (DRM) and backup/failover redundancy processes
- Archiving data process/Dataware warehousing
- System uptime/availablity
- DB parameters and growth predictions
- DB size and % capacity (achieving archiving optimization)
- Daily management of DB(s), ensuring agreed availablity and performance with management
- Maintenance - upgrades, patches, further enhancements and DB corrections/changes and backups
- Infrastructure optimization/other projects as needed, up to 50%
- Deliver strategic technology guidance with cost considerations on business needs/requirements
- Ensure the resource dimension of the infrastructure is optimized and well organized
- DB is available 24/7 and jobs run at appropriate times to ensure sales operations not impacted
- Roadmap achievable and fully supported with correct architecture and configuration of DB(s); systems are stable and scaleable
- Target lowest overall DB license costs (best scenario implementation)

Company on whose behalf the position is being filled

Retail trade

European e-commerce leader.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Other knowledge

SQL - Expert

Personality requirements and skills

- Problem solver (Understands the business goal, acts to ensure minimal impact to operations)
- Self-educating (spends own time investigating new trends and technologies; explores practical application on the job)
- Able to translate complex technical issues for management consumption and action.
- People oriented (able to explain choices, engage colleagues and build collaborative relationships for successful outcomes)
- Clear vision, logical approach and analytical thinking
- Flexible yet driven to bring order to a very changing and challenging environment
- Expert knowledge SQL, DB configurations & optmization strategies; fully informed on MSSQL functionalities and constraints.
- Data backup strategies, leading such projects including large DB migrations
- Developing interfaces between different DB technologies (MSSQL - MySQL/Postgre, etc)
- Proficient in English (written and spoken)
- University degree in computer science or related
- MS Certification advantage (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server Certification)
- 4+ years DBA experience with administration of complex SQL databases and optimization of SEQUEL queries.
- Liaising with external service HW providers and cooperating SW partners
- Project management experience expected
- Process and DB architecture standards for MS family of technologies and maintenance lifecycles
- Experience in working in virtual/remote teams
- Deliver according to priorities; mentor colleagues and share insights/potential solutions with stakeholders

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Brief description of the company

Grain Slovakia is a member of the international Anxo Group that provides services in the area of system integration and outsourcing of IT and HR solutions.

We would like to thank all the applicants for their interest. Only selected applicants will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.

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Number of employees

10-19 employees
ID: 1923364  Datum zveřejnění: 12.1.2015