Sr. Staff Database Administrator

| Greater Denver Area
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Senior Database Administrator

About the Company

DigitalGlobe is a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions that help decision makers better understand our changing planet in order to save lives, resources and time.  Sourced from the world’s leading constellation, our imagery solutions deliver unmatched coverage and capacity to meet our customers’ most demanding mission requirements.   Each day customers in defense and intelligence, public safety, civil agencies, map making and analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure management, navigation technology, and providers of location-based services depend on DigitalGlobe data, information, technology and expertise to gain actionable insight.  DigitalGlobe is a public company listed on the NYSE as DGI, and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.

Summary

 We operate a highly sophisticated commercial earth-imaging satellite constellation enabling us to amass the largest database of high resolution imagery in the world.  Our systems manage massive scale storage and processing of this data in order to provide imagery solutions. The Database Administrator will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure that the systems operate at a high level of performance and availability. We are looking for a highly talented and motivated database professional to join our team of like mind team members. We are progressing our database system into PostgreSQL in OpenStack and AWS while maintaining and enhancing our Oracle sustaining products.  Prefer new team member to have worked in public and private cloud  environments with relational and a strong mix of NoSQL technologies and Big Data experiences.   

 

Key Principles

  • Accountability, responsibility, honesty and integrity
  • How can everyone contribute
  • Embrace challenges
  • Raise expectations (Do not settle for business as usual.)
  • Teamwork
  • Make a difference
  • Hold ourselves accountable
  • Solve the root problems
  • Professionalism
  • Trustworthy
  • Effective communication

 

Responsibilities

  • Oracle database 11g/12c administration and support.
  • PostgesSQL 9.x administration and support.
  • Plan, coordinate and administer matters related to Oracle, PostgreSQL and MYSQL databases including definition, structure, documentation, upgrades, long-range requirements, operational guidelines and protection.
  • Maintain and support Real Application Cluster (RAC) 11g/12c, Active Data Guard and streams other methods of Replication (GoldenGate).
  • Maintain and support Oracle Exadata X3 and X4 implementations
  • Responsible for PostgreSQL administration, installation, and configuration on the Linux platform, including load balancing and clustering.
  • Postgres Primary/Slave/Multi-Master tiers, Clustering, Local/WAN Replication, monitoring, performance tuning and optimization.
  • Establish and maintain security integrity controls.
  • Required Monitoring experience Oracle, PostgreSQL PEM, MYSQL Monitor, Nimsoft, EM Cloud control 12c.
  • Translate logical to physical design, develop comprehensive DB architectures, implementation and upgrade plans and assist in definition of database standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Create and manage large scale, highly available production databases under clustered environments.
  • Responsible for data loading, security, capacity planning and backup and recovery.
  • Support production databases in a high quality and dynamic environment.
  • Responsible for solving SQL performance related issues and optimizing poorly performing queries and stored procedures.
  • Strong Scripting- Shell,Ruby, Perl, Bash, Puppet, Salt, Python.
  • Responsible 24x7 production operations (incident break/fix, change, service requests, management) and On-Call pager rotation.

Essential skills, qualifications and experience:

  • Requires a BS/BA in computer science or a BS/BA coupled with relevant experience.
  • Minimum 7+ years of experience with Oracle database administration in a production environment.
  • Minimum 2+ years of experience with PostgreSQL database administration in a production environment.
  • Experience with Oracle Spatial, RAC, Exadata, DataGuard, Streams/Goldengate and other methods of disaster recovery. Knowledge of advanced features of Oracle 11g and 12c.
  • Worked on Postgres Enterprise and Postgres clustering architecture.
  • Prior experience in a fast paced high tech environment.
  • Migration of large databases from one platform to another.
  • Knowledge of SAN configurations, data loading, db security, performance monitoring and tuning, capacity planning and backup and recovery.

 

Location

Westminster, CO

Compensation

DigitalGlobe offers a generous compensation package including a competitive salary; choice of medical plan; dental, life, and disability insurance; a 401(K) plan with competitive company match; paid holidays and paid time off

Applicants for this position will be required to take and pass a drug test.

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DigitalGlobe is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.  Any candidate who requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact [email protected] or telephone 303.684.4000 for assistance.  Requests for reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

DigitalGlobe is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.

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Our location is just steps away from plenty of expansive open space, restaurants, and bars. We are less than a 5 minute walk from an RTD Park-n-Ride.

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