Database Site Reliability Engineer

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation; Taguig; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) is seeking a DBSRE professional in Metro Manila to maintain robust database operations. The role involves performance tuning, security, and scalable architecture while ensuring high availability across multi-region deployments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align database solutions with application needs and business objectives. Ideal candidates have 3–6 years in production database administration, strong SQL and indexing

Qualifications

• Requires strong SQL skills and experience with query tuning and indexing.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix administration and cloud DB services (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with multi-region replication and HA failover setups is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality database operations by implementing testing, monitoring, and maintenance processes.
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve database issues efficiently, ensuring minimal downtime and impact on operations.
• Explore and implement database technologies and methodologies to enhance system performance and scalability.
• Make informed decisions regarding database architecture, performance tuning, and security measures to optimize system efficiency.
• Consider scalability and compliance requirements when designing and managing database solutions.
• Identify potential risks in database operations and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring data integrity and security.
• Contribute to initiatives to improve database infrastructure, ensuring it supports current and future business needs effectively.
• Stay updated with the latest database trends, tools, and best practices to continuously improve skills and knowledge.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure database solutions align with application requirements and business goals.
• Clearly articulate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding across teams.

Skills

SQL

Execution plans

Indexing strategies

Database schema modeling

Linux/Unix administration

Cloud database architectures

Python

Bash

Job description

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure high-quality database operations by implementing testing, monitoring, and maintenance processes.
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve database issues efficiently, ensuring minimal downtime and impact on operations.
• Explore and implement database technologies and methodologies to enhance system performance and scalability.
• Make informed decisions regarding database architecture, performance tuning, and security measures to optimize system efficiency.
• Consider scalability and compliance requirements when designing and managing database solutions.
• Identify potential risks in database operations and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring data integrity and security.
• Contribute to initiatives to improve database infrastructure, ensuring it supports current and future business needs effectively.
• Stay updated with the latest database trends, tools, and best practices to continuously improve skills and knowledge.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure database solutions align with application requirements and business goals.
• Clearly articulate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding across teams.

Work Experience:

• 3 years to 6 years of experience in production Database Administration or DBSRE roles.
• orking experience managing relational datastores, writing complex SQL queries, and optimizing indexes.
• Direct experience participating independently in on-call rotations, diagnosing live database locks/outages, and performing root cause analysis.
• Practical exposure to multi-region replication, high availability (HA) failover setups, and automated disaster recovery testing.

Skills & Competencies:

Technical Skills:

• Working knowledge of SQL, execution plans, indexing strategies, and database schema modeling; working knowledge of Linux/Unix administration; solid understanding of cloud database architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP); working knowledge of scripting (Python, Bash)

Operational Rigor:

• Competent in configuring database monitoring dashboards and alert thresholds; skilled in executing zero-downtime database maintenance; disciplined change management.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Strong analytical problem-solving skills; clear verbal and written communication; ability to explain database constraints to software developers; proactive and motivated to learn digital ways of working.

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