Staff Database Administrator Details

Staff Database Administrator

DISH Network - Englewood, CO

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department Summary: At DISH, our technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. From product development to software design to big data and beyond, our people play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.Job Duties and Responsibilities: High-level job responsibilities:
At DISH, we operate a very complex set of business-critical applications that facilitate Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service for various DISH products. The Database Admin is responsible for day to day operations and executing key initiatives for IT. The candidate must bring a strong desire to contribute to a fast-paced team, share ideas and be willing to learn. The ideal candidate has a strong background in database administration with Oracle and Mongo databases in an enterprise environment.
Day-to-day job responsibilities:

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  Administer databases using (oracle (12c) and Mongo(3.x/4.x)
• Proactively monitor production databases for HA/DR, Security and Performance.
• Participate in on-call support on a rotation basis.
• Provide DBA support for Enterprise Releases and Infrastructure Projects.
• Automate tasks using a combination of tools such as SQL, Shell Scripts, awk, JavaScript, etc.
• Follow established standards and extend when/where applicable. Document new processes and procedures when required. Promptly Incident Reports to update/extend Knowledge Base.

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  Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Information Systems with a minimum of 8+ years’ experience.
• Experience managing Oracle Databases on Linux Systems.
• Experience managing databases in private data centers as well as in AWS/GCP Cloud
• Experience with Query and Database Optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with Monitoring tools like Mongo Operations Manager, Oracle OEM, etc.
• Ability to multi-task and work independently on projects.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in high-pressure environment.
• Familiarity with MySQL and Postgres is a plus.