Job responsibilities
- Administrate, design, implementation and support highly available and scalable Nonstop database solutions.
- Frequently uses SQL and understands NoSQL databases and their niche in the marketplace.
- Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administration tasks.
- Collaborate with teams to understand their data access needs, recommend data models and create data structures to comply with standards and best practices.
- Monitor key performance metrics, measuring the utilization, performance and overall health of the database, pathway, and replication environments.
- Provide up to Level 3 on call support for the 24/7 Nonstop Infrastructure.
- Performing tasks as may be required to ensure a secure, stable, and compliant environment.
- Supports review of controls to ensure sufficient protection of enterprise data.
- Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
- Work on a team with on-call responsibilities (every 5+ weeks), Night / Weekend responsibilities as part of project requirements.
- Demonstrate ability to thrive in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on data engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
- 7+ years of recent experience with Nonstop program modules such as Nonstop TS/MP, Nonstop SQL/MP and SQL/MX, Enscribe, TCP/IP, NDM, SSL, Expand, FUP, SCF.
- 7+ years of recent experience administration, configuring, managing, troubleshooting, and recovering Nonstop databases.
- Proficiency in configuring complex database management system environments, creating and maintaining databases as well as backup and recovery.
- Demonstrated ability to implement automated process to improve database and application system reliability.
- Experience with Nonstop Golden Gate replication configuration, tuning, troubleshooting, and patch / upgrade maintenance.
- Strong written and oral communication capabilities, ability to influence and successfully interface with others.
- Skill at troubleshooting complex technical problems.
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle, including Agile development methodology.
- Experience with Nonstop database design, and performance tuning.
- Experience across the data lifecycle.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Background in IT infrastructure, including systems or network administration.
- Knowledge of programing languages, including TACL, OSH, COBOL, TAL, C.
- A deep understanding of Nonstop design principals, security and the factors that affect system performance.
- Experience with TLS, IPSEC, Nonstop Encryption, and creating and maintaining certificates.
- Ability to collaborate with high-performing teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish common goals.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly.
- Ability to manage risk appropriately.