Senior DBA

Cint UK Ltd; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative company as a Database Administrator, where your expertise in SQL and MSSQL will play a critical role in managing mission-critical systems. This position offers the chance to work on large-scale projects involving multi-terabyte databases, ensuring high availability and robust disaster recovery plans. You will collaborate with development teams to optimize performance and implement stringent security protocols. If you are an excellent communicator with a passion for database technology, this role provides an exciting opportunity to make a global impact while building world-class infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Expert level knowledge in SQL and MSSQL required.
• Experience with multi-terabyte database environments is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to optimize database performance.
• Monitor and resolve complex database issues for optimal performance.

Skills

SQL

MSSQL

Database Performance Tuning

Database Security Protocols

PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

Git

Education

Relevant industry qualifications

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Who We Are

Cint is a pioneer in research technology (ResTech). Our customers use the Cint platform to post questions and get answers from real people to build business strategies, confidently publish research, accurately measure the impact of digital advertising, and more. The Cint platform is built on a programmatic marketplace, which is the world’s largest, with nearly 300 million respondents in over 150 countries who consent to sharing their opinions, motivations, and behaviours.

We are feeding the world’s curiosity!

Job Description

We are seeking a Database Administrator with expert level knowledge in SQL - especially MSSQL. The successful candidate will need to work with the rest of the DBA team to design and implement database strategies for large-scale projects, develop and maintain very large and high availability databases, its documentation, and implement and manage robust disaster recovery plans to ensure continuity.

We are looking for an excellent communicator, with seriously good MSSQL server experience. This is an opportunity to join an innovative company with global impact and build world-class infrastructure to scale our solutions. This is a senior level DBA role on mission-critical systems running multi-terabyte databases that contain billions of records and thousands of queries, procedures, and functions.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with development teams to optimize database performance for mission-critical applications
• Rigorously monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex database issues to ensure optimal system performance
• Execute and manage critical database backups, restores, and recovery models
• Implement and maintain stringent database access and security protocols
• Conduct comprehensive database performance tuning and maintenance to maximize efficiency
• Oversee and execute database installations and upgrades with precision and minimal downtime
• Design and implement robust database replication strategies to ensure data consistency across systems
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of standard processes

Qualifications

• Demonstrable mastery of SQL database design and maintenance principles, particularly MSSQL
• In-depth expertise with SQL Server high availability configurations and provisioning techniques
• Proven track record of successfully managing mission-critical and highly complex multi-terabyte database environments
• Comprehensive understanding of security protocols and database maintenance, including advanced monitoring techniques, troubleshooting methodologies, and issue resolution strategies
• Extensive hands-on experience with critical database operations, including but not limited to:
• Implementing and managing robust database backup, restore, and recovery models
• Enforcing database access and security measures
• Executing advanced database performance tuning and maintenance procedures
• Conducting flawless database installations and upgrades with minimal system disruption
• Designing and implementing sophisticated database replication strategies
• Proven experience with PostgreSQL databases
• Experience with RDS on AWS
• Experience with Git, publishing code, code versioning, branching, etc.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience with Databricks is an advantage
• Relevant industry qualifications
• Current blog/public content in the field

Additional Information

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#LI-Remote

Our Values

Collaboration is our superpower

• We uncover rich perspectives across the world
• Success happens together
• We deliver across borders.

Innovation is in our blood

• We’re pioneers in our industry
• Our curiosity is insatiable
• We bring the best ideas to life.

We do what we say

• We’re accountable for our work and actions
• Excellence comes as standard
• We’re open, honest and kind, always.

We are caring

• We learn from each other’s experiences
• Stop and listen; every opinion matters
• We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.

More About Cint

In June 2021, Cint acquired Berlin-based GapFish – the world’s largest ISO certified online panel community in the DACH region – and in January 2022, completed the acquisition of US-based Lucid – a programmatic research technology platform that provides access to first-party survey data in over 110 countries.

Cint Group AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, this growth has made Cint a strong global platform with teams across its many global offices, including Stockholm, London, New York, New Orleans, Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney. (www.cint.com)