Database Administrator

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**About the position**:
As a **Database Administrator**, you will play a crucial role in managing and maintaining the organization's databases, ensuring their availability, security, and optimal performance. Your role will require a balance of technical expertise, collaboration, and proactive problem-solving to ensure the availability and integrity of critical business data.

**What you will be responsible for**:

- Monitor database performance, identifying and addressing bottlenecks and performance issues.
- Optimize queries and database configurations for improved response times and resource utilization.
- Implement and manage database caching and indexing strategies.
- Enforce data security and privacy policies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
- Set up and manage user access controls, roles, and permissions to safeguard sensitive data.
- Perform regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.
- Develop and maintain robust backup and recovery strategies to prevent data loss and ensure data integrity.
- Implement disaster recovery plans to minimize downtime in case of system failures.
- Install, configure, and upgrade database software and tools.
- Monitor database systems for performance, availability, and potential issues.
- Carry out routine maintenance tasks, such as data backups, patching, and system updates.
- Analyze database usage patterns and trends to forecast resource requirements.
- Plan and execute database scaling strategies to accommodate growing data volumes and user loads.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, procedures, and best practices.
- Generate reports on database performance, usage, and incidents for management and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, system administrators, and network engineers, to resolve database-related issues.
- Provide technical support and guidance to end-users and other teams as needed.

**What you will bring to Maropost**:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 2+ years of proven experience as a Database Administrator or similar role.
- Proficiency in few database management systems such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL.
- Hand on Experience with Microsoft Azure SQL is a must.
- Proficiency in few NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, Elastic Search, Redis
- Strong SQL querying, tuning, and optimization skills.
- Knowledge of database security principles and practices.
- Familiarity with backup and recovery solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
- Effective communication, interpersonal and strong organisational skills.

**Good to have skills**:

- Certification in relevant database technologies.
- Experience with cloud-based database platforms (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database).
- Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Ruby, Python, PowerShell)
- Basic understanding of DevOps principles and tools.

**Equal Employment Opportunist**: