Sr. Database Administrator - MongoDB

Job Title :   Senior Database Administrator - MongoDB

Location:    Anywhere in Canada, Remote   

Reporting To : Manager - Database Administration

Position Overview:

As a part of a technical team, the Senior DBA role is focused more on automating workload with repeatable and consistent processes leveraging appropriate tools.  Builds should be scripted as much as possible, and these scripts are managed in a source control system. You will design, implement, administer, and maintain databases including monitoring, backup and recovery procedures, performance tuning and implementing database change management.  This role requires strong familiarity with both MongoDB and MySQL database systems on Linux/Unix based environments. The person promotes teamwork between Development and Operations teams. The Senior DBA ensures principals with data design, stewardship and acts as a data guardian.

 

Core Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the management and operations of MongoDB deployments
• Works in partnership with development resources to code, test, and implement database solution according to best standard
• Coordinate physical changes to relational and non-relational databases
• Work with case tracking tools (i.e. JIRA, ServiceNow, Summit etc.)
• Design logical and physical databases, review database design to understand how changes to be made would affect physical database (how data is stored in terms of physical characteristics, such as location, amount of space, and access method)
• Establish physical database parameters, codes database objects/queries and specifies database identifiers to DBMS or guide others in coding best practices
• Specify user access level for each segment of one or more data items, such as insert, replace, retrieve
• Tests and corrects errors (i.e. queries, views, stored procedures/functions, triggers etc.), and refine changes to database configuration
• Ensure that database systems are available, secure, and that production support procedures are well documented
• Leverage scripting and automation technologies to improve speed of delivery (i.e. GIT, Ansible)
• Other duties as required by the position

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• A degree or diploma in Computer Science or equivalent technical education
• 4+ years’ experience in MongoDB 
• 7+ years’ experience in any of the relation/traditional/SQL database technologies (i.e. MySQL, MSSQL Server, Postgres, Oracle etc.)
• Familiarity with other non-relational database technologies (i.e. Cassandra, Solr) will be a huge plus
• Hands-on expertise with performance tuning, high-availability (HA) and data warehousing
• Experience with Data modeling tools
• Experience with developing stored procedures/queries/triggers/views etc. using various SQL scripting languages
• Expertise with Windows/Linux Operating Systems and cloud hosting providers (Azure/AWS etc.)
• Automation and configuration management tools
• Backup and recovery
• Security and Monitoring applications
• Knowledge of development process, tools and technologies

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, data, analytics, and advisory services that helps clients drive growth and profitability. The company’s industry benchmarks and reputation for independence and integrity have established it as one of the world’s most well-known and trusted brands.
 

Truth that Transforms: At J.D. Power, we amplify the voice of the consumer, and help brands improve the value of their products and services. Our capabilities empower everyone in the global commerce ecosystem, enabling better purchase decisions – and better business results. We understand that the customer experience is vital and that simply measuring it is not enough. Our analysts focus on driving results that improve customer loyalty and advocacy. Our success is driven by how much we help companies improve the customer experience. But data is only as powerful as the analysis and insights tied to it—and we put that power in the hands of our clients through our interactive reporting platforms. The data, analytics, insights, best practices, and action plans clients need are available whenever and wherever they need them, to help them make data-driven decisions that will improve their customer experience and drive positive financial results.

J.D. Power’s recruitment efforts are aligned with the company's commitment to provide opportunities rooted in diversity, inclusion, and equality.

Our Vision: To be the leader in providing advanced data solutions that empower industry transformation.

Our Mission: We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients’ toughest challenges.

Our Values: We are Truth Finders, Change Makers and Team Driven.

We are dedicated to leveraging comprehensive and equitable practices which contribute to the overall success of the company and its employees. We invite you to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

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