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Senior Database Administrator
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Job Summary:
Responsible for building, managing, operating, and continuously
improving Systems, Storage, Database, and/or Tools Infrastructure that
support Company's customer facing applications, back office, and
provisioning infrastructure in a 24/7 environment. Focuses on
architecting, building, deploying, and stabilizing code, services,
systems, and tools. Drives standardization and service focused
instrumentation. Provides subject matter expertise. Resolves break/fix
scenarios, engaging broader teams as necessary; and partnering/leading
vendors and regions to achieve continuous improvement. Contributes to
command and control related activities focused on restoration of complex
outages, communication across Company, and rapid restoration. Works and
directly leads external vendors, third parties, and associated agencies
when necessary to address issues across the infrastructure. May
participate on 24/7 on-call rotation. Has in-depth experience, knowledge
and skills in own discipline. Usually determines own work priorities.
Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
Core Responsibilities:
• Develops solutions for difficult-to-complex systems engineering
problems, often without sufficient documentation readily available, and
does so in a timely manner. Creates systems engineering documentation to
be used by others to build and maintain systems.
• Operating Systems & Disk Management responsibilities (If applicable):
Analyzes log files for errors and takes corrective action. Applies
Company security and patch policies to hosts. Proficient with at least
two of Linux, Windows Server, HP-UX, Solaris, AIX. Troubleshoots
operating system and application issues. Monitors and is responsible for
performance and tuning of servers; applies policy for system security,
software package, and patch management. Sets up logical volumes and RAID
sets.
• Database Platform Management responsibilities (if applicable): Applies
expert understanding of database concepts, availability, performance,
usage and configuration. Repairs damaged databases. Sets up and
troubleshoots complex standard replication. Understands all aspects of
database platform. Performance tunes database software interactions with
OS. Conducts comprehensive DBMS and OS performance and capacity
monitoring, tuning, and analysis. Works on complex DBMS problems and
provides solutions which are highly innovative. Develops detailed
logical and physical design solutions through understanding of business
and technology strategies; roadmaps in line with company policies and
architectural standards
• Storage and Backup responsibilities (if applicable): Performs backups,
recoveries, and restores. Understands SAN/HBA software interaction with
OS. Sets up and troubleshoots standard storage functions. Understands
storage allocation impact on system performance. Conducts comprehensive
performance and capacity monitoring, tuning, and analysis.
• Scripting and Development responsibilities (if applicable): Develops
software in 1-2 modern languages. Creates small-to-medium sized scripts
(based on clear requirements and existing architecture/design) to
automate common system/application functions such as monitoring, data
analysis, or software deployment.
• Networking responsibilities (if applicable): Installs and configures
application software on servers following prescribed instructions.
Understands basic layer-4/7 switch functionality and can help
troubleshoot problems. Uses knowledge of networking and TCP/IP filtering
to facilitate firewall and ACL requests. Correlatea application-layer
metrics and network device metrics, such as throughput, response time,
congestion, dropped messages, queue depth measurement, and lost data.
• Application Technologies (Web Servers, J2EE, Applications Servers)
responsibilities (if applicable): Intimately familiar with Apache/Tomcat
or BEA Weblogic and related technologies. Implements, maintains, scales
and troubleshoots large systems with a high level of skill. Acts as
authority on troubleshooting most application platforms and systems;
acts as a resource to others in the areas of tracing, debugging, and
data analysis. Fully capable of acting as architect of owned systems.
Familiar with client SSL certificates and their use.
• Leads issue resolution activities, using knowledge of complex systems.
Takes knowledge learned and applies to current systems, to prevent
future occurrences.
• Possesses full understanding of how changes will adversely impact the
subsystem and all of the products that use that subsystem. Monitors
system health and quality on a daily basis and provides appropriate
action. Collaborates with the Service desk/NOC to ensure full
understanding of the alarms and remediation steps. Independently sets up
metrics collections, advanced logging/filters.
• Utilizes time management and project management skills to resolve
issues in a timely and organized manner, effectively communicating
necessary information.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters
of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work
nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Specification:
• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent
• Engineering, Computer Science
• Generally requires 5-7 years related experience
Company is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer