Azure Database Administrator

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

Within our Database Administration team at Kyndryl, you'll be a master of managing and administering the backbone of our technological infrastructure. You'll be the architect of the system, shaping the base definition, structure, and documentation to ensure the long-term success of our business operations.

Your expertise will be crucial in configuring, installing and maintaining database management systems, ensuring that our systems are always running at peak performance. You'll also be responsible for managing user access, implementing the highest standards of security to protect our valuable data from unauthorized access.

As a key player on the team, you'll implement policies and procedures to safeguard our data from external threats. You will also conduct capacity planning and growth projections based on usage, ensuring that our system is always scalable to meet our business needs.

You'll be a strategic partner, working closely with various teams to coordinate systematic database project plans that align with our organizational goals. Your contributions will not go unnoticed - you'll have the opportunity to propose and implement enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system, enabling us to deliver world-class services to our customers.

Your Future at Kyndryl

Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior Administrator to Architect. We have training and upskilling programs that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with customers in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

Who You Are

You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Roles & Responsibilities- create / drop databases- coordinate activities for installation and migration of database systems software as well as upgrades of the database- uninstall DBMS products and associated products and tools during decommission process or when requested- execute database utilities based on Customer specific requirements and negotiated schedules (e.g., backups, reorgs, runstats)- schedule and perform re-organizations, statistical data collection- manage job scheduler of DBMS maintenance jobs- manage DBMS system related maintenance/utility jobs- provide job status on request for the jobs scheduled on the database- manage physical DB import/export as, and when, required- perform database backups per the agreed policy and restore database on request- analyze, plan and execute database changes- provide DBMS connectivity support- manage the logical backup and restore, if used as a backup strategy- manage high availability/clustering using only native tools (AAG)- perform scheduled switch over/switch back of databases- provide ad hoc performance and capacity reporting on request only and limited to four (4) reports per year; and- document and analyze capacity measures and forecast future capacity requirements.-
- provide support for Customer, or regulatory, or security or quality assurance audits limited to responding to data requests only-
- perform performance tuning based on performance reports- provide standard performance and capacity data management - define, collect, summarize and store performance data-
- perform health checking per agreed technical specifications and schedule in the CSD- perform remediation as agreed in the CSD- manage and rectify diagnostic error logs or reports created by the DBMS product, instance or database or tools used by the DBMS Support team-
- Co-ordinate with DBMS software vendors for support on problems with products in scope and perform the appropriate action- Configure the KPIs for the databases- Troubleshoot any monitoring related issues- Configure additional KPIs mutually agreed upon with Customer (where applicable)- Database Monitoring as per monitoring capability provided with DataDog or other monitor tooling if Datadog cannot support specific database technology

Required Technical and Professional Expertise- Bachelor's Degree- Experience for about 8+ years as a Database Administrator