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Job Description
- Req#: 197506e0-f616-4e36-8220-cfd56d0e4982
Job Profile Summary
The Database Administrator Perform database engineering and administration activities including design, planning, configuration, monitoring, automation, self- serviceability, alerting, and space management, database backup and recovery. Plan computerized databases, including base definition, structure, documentation, long- range requirements, operational guidelines, and protection with a capacity to lead and advise on migration and modernization, discover, and execute workload migrations to Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Key Responsibilities List
· Create, maintain, and use Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for migration execution and ensure long term technical viability and optimization of production deployments and administration.
· Engage, Consult and Deliver based on interactive customer communications in streamlining project deliverables and scope of work.
· Capacity Planning: Forecast future database growth based on usage trends and plan for hardware and storage requirements accordingly to ensure scalability and optimal performance.
· Plan, Create, Manage and Deploy Effective High Availability and Disaster Recovery strategy/Runbooks.
· Patch Management and Upgrades: Plan and execute Database software upgrades, patches, and service packs.
· Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve complex database-related issues, including data corruption, performance problems, and connectivity challenges.
· Automation and Scripting: Contribute to automation scripts and tools to streamline repetitive tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce the risk of human errors.
· Monitoring and Alerting: Set up monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address potential database issues before they become critical.
· Performance Analysis and Reporting: Generate performance reports and analysis for stakeholders and management to provide insights into the database environment's health and performance.
· Documentation: Maintain up-to-date documentation of database configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps
· Ticket Handling: Work to resolve Incident, Changes and Service request under the agreed client SLA.
· Problem Management: Responsible in resolving problem tickets by creating detailed RCA reports.
· Vendor and Third-Party Tool Management: Evaluate and manage third-party tools and solutions that assist in database management, monitoring, and performance tuning.
· Participate in 24X7 production support for Database Operations.
· Hand’s on with using cloud tech tools such as AWS DMS, SMS, App Migration Service, Migration Hub, Azure Migrate, Data Migration Service, SQL Server DMA, Azure ASR, AWS DRS
· Migration from SQL server to/from Other RDBMS platform for PaaS models like AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, Azure Database, Azure MI, GCP Cloud SQL.
· Understanding Cloud basics and perform duties like security management, storage management, Backup Vaults, Key vaults, Server/DB Monitoring
· Cost Optimization: Compute and workload analysis, License enhancements and features.
Knowledge List
· Proficient Skills from tech bucket (SQL Server or/and Oracle or/and PostgreSQL or/and MySQL) for Architecture, Installation and Configuration, Performance Tuning, High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR), Monitoring and Troubleshooting
· Database Migrations and Upgrades: Experience in planning and executing database migrations and upgrades, including version compatibility, testing, and minimizing downtime.
· Cloud Enabled for Project based Migrations, Automation and Administration On-prem to cloud, Cloud to cloud
· Familiarity with industry best practices for (SQL Server or/and Oracle or/and PostgreSQL or/and MySQL) administration, including configuration settings, maintenance tasks, and disaster recovery strategies.
· Ability to communicate technical info and ideas so others will understand.
· Ability to apply varying leadership skills and traits that create solutions and results to unexpected situations.
Skills List
· Experience working in Automation with Python/AWS CLI/PowerShell/Shell/
· Ability to Deploy, Manage and Troubleshoot HADR config in one of the following tech buckets SQL Server (Always On, FCI, Loshipping, Replication) or Oracle(RAC, Data guard, Golden Gate) , MySQL & PostgreSQL( Master slave replication, InnoDB cluster Set)
· Knowledge of deploying and managing databases in cloud platforms such as Azure SQL Database or/and Amazon RDS or/and GCP Cloud SQL
· Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Migrations from/to between various Tech bucket (SQL Server or/and Oracle or/and PostgreSQL or/and MySQL)
· Understanding of Monitoring tools such as Datadog or/and Azure monitor or/and AWS CloudWatch alerting and performance analyzation.
· Understanding and usage of ITIL based tickets tools like Service Now.
Education
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or a directly related field
Certifications List
• Database Specialty Certifications in AWS/Azure.
• Cloud Associate/Professional Certification
\nAbout the company
Rackspace Technology, Inc. is an American managed cloud computing company based in Windcrest, Texas, USA.