Sr Database Administrator

Sr Database Administrator

Job Locations US-NC-Cary HQ Requisition ID 20059986 Category Information Technology Visa Sponsorship No Travel Requirements None

Sr Database Administrator- Hybrid Cary, NC

Nice to meet you!

We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.

About the job

The Data Platform Team is looking for a Database Management Platform Administrator. You will be responsible for all aspects of our hosted data platform environment.

You will work collaboratively with customers, analysts, developers, and other implementation team members to engineer enterprise database installations and to manage, diagnose, debug, design, and prototype SAS and third-party enterprise class software systems.

You will support the MAS and R&D team with training, expertise, mentoring and best practices with respect to data platform technology and architecture.

The Data Platform team supports hosted customer environments in the SAS Managed Cloud. We use the latest database technologies to support a variety of SAS solutions for our customers.

Our division is fast paced and fast growing.

As a Data Management Platform Administrator, you will :

• Perform Installation, configuration, management, and monitoring of various database systems.
• Perform upgrades, scripting, task automation, backups / recovery.
• Ensure that databases conform to security and privacy controls such as NIST 800-53.
• Create and maintain engineering documents, system designs and operational procedures.
• Use your experience with monitoring systems and diagnostic tools.
• Perform SQL and performance tuning at all levels.
• Development, adherence, and enforcement of security standards and policies.
• Ability to learn other database technologies as supported by the Data Platform Team.

Required qualifications :

• 8+ years of Information Technology experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 2 years' experience as a database administrator in Oracle and at least 1 of the following : MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL or other PostgreSQL based appliances.
• Experience with PERL, Python or other shell / batch scripting languages.
• Proficiency in Unix, Linux and Windows Operating Systems.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
• Associate degree in the same fields plus 2 years of stated essential qualifications.
• High school diploma (GED) plus 4 years of stated essential qualifications.
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Additional :

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, as well as strong decision-making skills.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced environment and possess the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a team setting.
• Ability to interact well with development groups and end users.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve problems in a timely fashion.
• Ability to work a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working in FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or other high security environments.
• Experience with databases in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
• Experience with Oracle Exadata, Oracle RAC, and Oracle Database Vault.
• Experience with Hadoop technologies such as HDFS, and management of the Hadoop system.
• Experience with Kafka and other streaming facets in Hadoop.
• DBA experience more than one of the following : Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL RDBMS Systems.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) including RDS, Redshift, EMR, S3, etc.
• Experience with PL / SQL or other database procedural language.
• Experience with SAS software.

World-class benefits

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include PPO with low annual deductible and copays. HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ?

The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!

• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees

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Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are.

To put it plainly : you are welcome here.