Database System Optimizer

Job description
**Company Overview**

We are a leading creative company that brings digital worlds to life. Our team is responsible for the infrastructure and data management that supports our projects.

**Job Description**

Upgrade and optimize our core MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Elastic clusters.
Implement best practice database administration: provisioning, monitoring, cloning, replication, backups, upgrades, availability, performance monitoring, trouble shooting, recovery, archiving, tuning, query optimisation, upgrade management.
Provide developer support, user education, and provision of various development and data-oriented services.
Work on platform architecture, project-based work, strategy development, technology research.
**Required Skills and Qualifications**

Experience in data engineering, big data, and database administration.
Knowledge of RDBMS administration: MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL with exposure to large datasets in HA environments.
Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Kafka or similar adjunct data systems.
Infrastructure automation using Puppet (preferred), Ansible, Terraform or similar orchestration tools.
Proficiency in a common scripting language (Python preferred - Ruby, Go, and NodeJS acceptable).
Monitoring systems such as Sensu.
Strong problem-solving skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
**Benefits**

We celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported, and appreciated. We aim to provide a discrimination-free experience and strive to build a workplace experience that's second to none.

**About Us**

We value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves. We're always looking for talented individuals who share our passion for innovative storytelling and cutting-edge technology.