Senior Database Administrator | EPAM Anywhere

Are you a tech professional looking for remote work in a global setting? If yes, this job is for you.

Welcome to EPAM Anywhere - a global job platform offering remote work opportunities in the technology sector. Join us to build a career around your lifestyle working on modern projects for global brands and exciting startups.

Currently, we are looking for a remote Senior Database Administrator with 5+ years of database maintenance experience, and Snowflake/PostgreSQL proficiency to join our team.

The customer is a world-leading global provider of market intelligence, deal execution platforms, and investor communication tools to investment banks and corporations around the world.

As a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) you will be a member of the TechOps team and responsible for maintaining database managed services across the customer organization. You will be managing AWS RDS or Azure SQL databases and enabling the development lifecycle across diverse cloud database estates.

Responsibilities
• Cloud Database Administration (AWS RDS SnowFlake/PostgreSQL/Azure SQL/Oracle/SQL Server)
• Cloud resource capacity planning (CPU, memory, IO, storage) and control cloud costs
• Monitoring of databases
• Housekeeping and Operational Support
• Execute Change releases
• Perform proactive checks on production servers and performance tuning
• Support development lifecycle through backup / restore operations
• Upgrading RDS and Azure SQL installations
• Support migrating on-prem databases to Cloud
• Collaborating with development teams on cloud databases
• Enabling and following database security best practices

Requirements
• Minimum a Bachelor of Science degree in software engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years’ experience as a Snowflake/PostgreSQL/SQL Server/Oracle DBA (focus on Snowflake and PostgreSQL)
• Linux shell scripting
• Windows and Linux O/S proficiency
• PL/SQL or T-SQL Knowledge is preferred
• AWS/Azure Cloud knowledge is preferred but not required
• Experience with global teams
• Experience liaising with business and development groups
• Previous experience with change control policies
• Experience in a company with agreed Service Level Agreements to internal business units or external clients
• Highly collaborative - an affinity for finding solutions through discussions with team members
• Problem solving skills – you enjoy solving complex problems, and are comfortable exploring them even if the problem and solution are not yet well-defined
• Always improving something – whether it’s learning a new database, or finding better ways to do things in your team or organizationally, continuous improvement is important
• Practical – assess the circumstances and make the best decision based on the facts
• Proficient English (written and spoken) B2

We offer
• Insurance Coverage
• Paid Leaves – including maternity, bereavement, paternity, and special COVID-1+ leaves.
• Financial assistance for medical crisis
• Retiral Benefits – VPF and NPS
• Customized Mindfulness and Wellness programs
• EPAM Hobby Clubs
• Hybrid Work Model
• Soft loans to set up workspace at home
• Stable workload
• Relocation opportunities with ‘EPAM without Borders’ program
• Certification trainings for technical and soft skills
• Access to unlimited LinkedIn Learning platform
• Access to internal learning programs set up by world class trainers
• Community networking and idea creation platforms
• Mentorship programs
• Self-driven career progression tool

This is a remote position and we welcome applications from anywhere in India

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We accept CVs only in English.

Please note that even though you are applying for this position, you may be offered other projects to join within EPAM Anywhere.

EPAM Anywhere is a part of EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM). Since 1++3, EPAM has leveraged its advanced software engineering heritage to become the foremost global digital transformation services provider