Cloud Database Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Oversee and implement database solutions, delivering operational support, administration, troubleshooting, and software installations and upgrades.

• Provide support for Google Cloud Platform alongside other cloud-based database solutions.

• Manage enterprise database technologies in the cloud, including Microsoft SQL Server and various other database platforms.

• Configure, maintain, and apply patches to database platforms.

• Monitor performance, utilization, and capacity of databases.

• Manage maintenance plans, backups, and automated processes.

• Administer database platform security, including management of Active Directory-integrated accounts in a multi-forest setup.

• Write and optimize queries while designing database schemas.

• Develop, manage, and optimize datasets, tables, views, partitioning, clustering, permissions, scheduled queries, and data pipelines in Google BigQuery.

• Provide support for BigQuery SQL development, performance tuning, cost optimization, data governance, access controls, and integrations.

• Guide report writers and implement reporting solutions or generate reports as necessary.

• Utilize tools for databases, cloud management, monitoring, DevOps, business intelligence, scripting, and incident management.

• Leverage AI agents and automation tools to enhance monitoring, incident triage, knowledge retrieval, documentation, operational workflows, and self-service capabilities.

• Conduct traces and profiling to address issues and enhance performance.

• Collaborate with software development teams in Agile/SCRUM settings on database design and query optimization.

• Manage releases and SQL objects as code using DevOps and version-control tools.

• Provide after-hours on-call support as needed.

• Configure and fine-tune automated alerts.

• Address technical issues from internal users and troubleshoot database and application problems.

• Assess issue severity and impact while documenting incidents in the Help Desk tracking system.

• Monitor databases to ensure compliance with service-level agreements and notify relevant IT personnel and management of downtime.

• Collaborate with IT teams, escalate issues, provide updates, prioritize outstanding issues, and ensure resolution.

• Reproduce problems in development environments and create documented workarounds.

• Assist with training initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in database administration within a cloud-based enterprise environment.

• Experience working across multiple cloud providers and database platforms.

• Administrative expertise in Active Directory and database security.

• Proficiency in scripting and automation.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.

• Strong analytical and customer service skills.

• Capability to resolve complex issues and implement suitable solutions.

• Ability to build and sustain effective professional working relationships.

• Capacity to work independently.

• Adaptability and eagerness to learn in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Administrative experience with at least one of Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS.

• Familiarity with AI agents, copilots, or intelligent automation solutions is a plus.

• Experience with backup technologies across various database platforms.

• Preferred: 10+ years of experience spanning multiple environments.

• Experience in Google Cloud database administration, including BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, IAM, performance tuning, cost optimization, and data governance.

• Linux experience is advantageous.

• Experience with disaster recovery technologies is a plus.

• Familiarity with MongoDB and other non-Microsoft SQL Server database technologies is beneficial.

• Data warehousing experience is an asset.

• PowerShell scripting and automation experience is desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for remote work.

• Certified as a Great Place to Work.

• An Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• Opportunities for employee development and training.

• Collaboration within a global team.

• Compensation for on-call support not specified.