Senior Database Administrator

Position Title:

Senior Database Administrator

Benefits:
Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs.

Ziply Fiber is a local internet service provider dedicated to elevating the connected lives of the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, are freshingly great customer experience, and affordable plans that put customers in charge.

As our state‑of‑the‑art fiber network expands, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced database engineer with strong technical skills who is ready to take the next step in their career and grow into a larger role within an organization. The Senior Database Administrator will build and maintain the company's database by identifying structural and installation solutions. This position will work with database administrators and analysts to secure easy access to company data.

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

• Ensure database security and authentication.
• Design and implement least privilege and encryption on all databases.
• Develop and enforce database documentation standards.

• Manage and implement database replication and high availability.
• Maintain and improve existing backup and data recovery environment.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and participate in regular testing.
• Install and upgrade database environment.
• Manage database migrations between systems, versions, or platforms.

• Query and database tuning.
• Database resource management and reporting.
• Perform root cause analysis on database incidents and provide preventative solutions.
• Monitor database performance metrics and resolve issues proactively.
• Collaborate with teams to optimize queries.
• Perform on call rotation.

• Maintain and develop various database scripts and tools to facilitate automation process.
• Automate routine database maintenance tasks to improve efficiency.
• Evaluate database requests for implementation.

• Provide status reports and submit them to management.
• Provide training and mentorship to others.

• Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

• High school diploma or equivalent GED.
• Minimum of five (5) years of current related database administration experience in Oracle Server, Mongo, MSSQL, Maria and Postgres Databases.
• Experience in UNIX, LINUX, and Windows OS.
• Scripting experience using command, batch, or similar processes.
• Ability to work with large volume databases.
• Ability to understand data models.
• Knowledge of data visualization and data migration.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

• Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of situations.
• Ability to multi‑task and collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within critical deadlines.
• Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition…