Database Administrator
Job Locations UK-Marlow Requisition ID 20066780 Job Category Information Technology Travel Requirements None
CLOUD TEAM-DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
UK Marlow Hybrid
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About the job
We’re looking for a Database Administrator to for the SAS Cloud team in SAS’s Cloud and Information Services division, you will be responsible for all aspects of our data management systems in SAS Cloud.
As a Data Platform Administrator for Oracle in SAS Hosting, you will be responsible for all aspects of our hosted database environment. You will work collaboratively with customers, analysts, developers and other implementation team members to engineer enterprise database installations and to manage, diagnose, debug, design, and prototype SAS and third-party enterprise class software systems. You will support the implementation teams with training, expertise, mentoring and best practices with respect to database technology and architecture.
You will:
1. Installation, configuration, management and monitoring of various database systems.
2. Database upgrades, scripting, task automation, backups/recovery
3. Documentation of the installation and upgrade processes
4. Creating and maintaining engineering documents and system designs
5. Maintain appropriate written documentation for operational procedures and system design
6. Experience with monitoring systems and diagnostic tools
7. SQL and performance tuning at all levels
8. Development, adherence, and enforcement of security standards and policies
9. Ability to learn other database technologies as supported by SAS Solutions OnDemand
10. On call production support (24x7)
Additional responsibilities may include:
11. Serve as technical escalation support other team members.
12. Contribute to overall service quality by identifying and /or improve the customer experience with SAS Cloud services.
What we’re looking for
13. Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related quantitative field
14. At least 2 years' experience as a database administrator in Oracle and at least 1 of the following: MS SQL Server, Snowflake, Singlestore, MySQL, PostgreSQL or other PostgreSQL based appliances.
15. Experience with PERL, Python or other shell/batch scripting languages
16. Proficiency in Unix, Linux and Windows Operating Systems
17. You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are ourand influence everything we do.
The nice to haves
18. Experience with PL/SQL or other database procedural language
19. Experience with Data Guard, Audit Vault and Database Vault
20. Experience with Oracle Exadata, Oracle RAC or other database HA solutions
21. Experience with Hadoop technologies such as HDFS, Pig, Hive, Impala and management of the Hadoop system.
22. Experience with Azure and AWS including their native database services.
23. Experience with Snowflake
24. Experience with Kafka and Elasticsearch
25. Experience with SAS software
26. Experience with 3rd party tools such as Toad, Erwin or other design and DB access products
Other knowledge, skills, and abilities
27. Multi-tasking in a hosting and production support driven environment
28. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
29. Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, as well as strong decision making skills
30. Ability to handle a fast-paced environment and possess the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a team setting
31. Ability to interact well with development groups and end users
Diverse and Inclusive
At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.