Senior Database Administrator

| Greater Denver Area | Hybrid
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At Workiva we create best-in-class solutions for enterprise productivity. Workiva started with an idea: to make complex collaboration easy. Wdesk is being used by thousands of companies globally, including over 70% of the 500 largest U.S. corporation by total revenue. We love our customers, and they love us back.

As a Database Administrator, you will consult and collaborate with product teams to turn business requirements into technical implementation plans. This will be accomplished through prototyping, research, and design to provide mentoring and technical oversight to a wide range of distributed product teams, and to leverage existing technologies available through Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Consult with product management to identify customer needs and requirements
  • Design components, services, and patterns within our microservice - based ecosystem
  • Assist product teams in gaining insight through data and analytics to assist in data driven product decisions, both in development and marketing.
  • Collaborate with the architecture group to help define the company's overall technical vision, architecture principles, and technical strategy.
  • Consult with teams to implement agile processes and techniques to enable them to build products consistent with the technical vision and architecture best practices
  • Develop strategies and architectures that enable teams to meet goals
  • Guide technical direction of company by producing written material, talks and work with teams and individuals to explain company vision to drive shared understanding
  • Educate developers on best practices and trends in the industry through mentorship, internal presentations and workshops
  • Present content at national conferences on technology trends and best practices in software development, establishing Workiva as a thought leader in software development
  • Ensure industry standards in microservices and cloud based architectures are leveraged properly across a range of distributed services

Skills & Experience:

  • Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement
  • The ability to work successfully in a high-energy, fast paced, rapidly changing environment is necessary
  • Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage multiple processes, programs, and procedures simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines
  • 10+ Years of experience in a senior software engineering role
  • Expertise in Google Cloud Platform (including GAE, GCE, GCS) or Amazon Web Services (including EC2, Lambda, Kinesis, RDS) required
  • Experience of Data Analysis, Data Pipelines, Analytics tooling and Machine Learning techniques.
  • Expert level programming experience in Python, Java, or GoExpertise in design, development, and support of Microservices / Distributed Systems
  • Expertise in data modeling and database systems (both relational and noSQL systems)Expertise in system design patterns to produce systems that are robust, scalable, and highly performant
  • Experience in RESTful, library, or system API design and implementation expertise a must.
  • Excellent technical communication skills, both written and verbal

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in CS, SE or related field required

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements: 

  • Up to 25% travel

Where You'll Work:

We're a fun, smart group that likes to celebrate our successes! We have been honored with numerous awards such as '2017 Most Innovative Company of the Year' and 'One of the Best Places to Work in IT'.

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
    • GolangLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • Google AppEngineLanguages
    • Open SourceLanguages
    • Dart Languages
    • ReactLibraries
    • CassandraDatabases
    • Graph DatabaseDatabases
    • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
    • JIRAManagement
    • DrupalCMS
    • SalesforceCRM
    • MarketoLead Gen

Location

Workiva is in an ideal location on the banks of the South Platte River surrounded by restaurants and retail shops!

An Insider's view of Workiva

What’s the vibe like in the office?

Workiva is a close-knit workplace where teamwork is highly valued—people encourage and truly appreciate the hard work of their fellow team members and treat each other with respect.

Molly Nitka

Corporate Programs Manager

What is your vision for the company?

Our mission at Workiva—to power transparent reporting for a better world—is supported by our company values: customer success, innovation, trust, integrity, inclusion, collaboration, and accountability. We are successful because we put our employees first, listen to their voices, and respond to their needs.

Marty Vanderploeg

CEO

What are Workiva Perks + Benefits

Workiva Benefits Overview

When you join Workiva, you get a world-class benefits package for you and your family. On day one, every full-time employee starts with stock options, vacation, and the opportunity to enroll in our discounted stock purchase plan.

We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision care plans; life and disability insurance; and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. With a casual dress code, support for health and wellness, and flexible work hours, we’ve got you covered for whatever life brings.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
We have seven employee resource groups that are formed around a shared interest or common goal. These groups are designed to support their members and cultivate a more diverse & inclusive workspace.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
We provide up to 12 weeks of parental leave for the primary caretaker. Workiva also provides 12 weeks of leave for the secondary caretaker.
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Workiva offers employees professional development opportunities like Onsite training courses, The ability to attend job related conferences and seminars.
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours

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