Goldengate Database Administrator

ClearpointCo; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ClearpointCo is seeking a Database Administrator and Engineer for a fully remote position. The role involves optimizing database systems, ensuring security, and automating tasks using various database platforms. Candidates should possess strong experience in database management, particularly with GoldenGate, and have a growth mindset. This contract position reports to the DBA & DevOps Director and offers a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 7+ years Database Engineering or Administration experience.
• Experience with AWS RDS databases including Oracle, MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL.
• Strong skills in GoldenGate replication.

Responsibilities

• Optimize database performance, implement best practices for data security.
• Troubleshoot database issues and collaborate with development teams.
• Manage GoldenGate extracts and replicants.

Skills

Database Engineering

Automation Scripting

GoldenGate Management

AWS Database Services

Oracle

MongoDB

Postgres

MySQL

Unix/Linux

Splunk

ElasticSearch

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

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Base pay range

$70.00/hr - $85.00/hr

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Excellent opportunity for someone that has a strong 5-7 years plus recent hands-on experience with "Golden Gate Database Administration".

ONLY US CITIZENS OR GREEN CARD HOLDERS PLEASE.

This is a FULLY REMOTE POSITION.

LOCATION: Houston Texas (REMOTE)

TYPE: Contract/Contract-to-Hire

RATE: Dependent on Experience

URGENCY: Reviewing Resumes Now

SUMMARY:

As a Database Administrator and Engineer, you will work on multiple database systems, optimizing performance, resiliency, scale, and security. You will be involved in scripting and creating automation for repeatable tasks, assist in architecting highly available and performant database systems, and being stewards of security and data integrity. You will be working with a team of skilled database engineers who have deep domain and technical knowledge of the company’s databases and cloud infrastructure.

In this key role, our philosophy is that Database Engineers and DBAs are experts in their field and have a strong desire to learn new skills.

This position will sit in the DevOps Engineering department, reporting to the DBA & DevOps Director.

DUTIES:

• Optimize database performance, including query optimization and index creation and tuning.
• Perform routine maintenance tasks like patching, data archiving, and capacity planning.
• Implement best-practices for database and data security, including proper handling and redaction of PCI and PII data.
• Deploy and configure new databases via automation (Terraform, Ansible, AWS CLI, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Setup monitoring and alerting to catch performance or capacity issues.
• First responder for database issues. Collaborate with development teams in troubleshooting and resolving incidents.
• Ensure resiliency of all database systems by configuring high availability and backups, including annual disaster recovery testing.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.
• Install, configure, and manage GoldenGate extracts and replicants – GoldenGate Core and BigData
• Troubleshoot issues with GoldenGate installation, setup, and configuration

REQUIREMENTS:

• 7+ years Database Engineering or Database Administration experience
• Demonstrated experience in managing Oracle, MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL, and other database platforms in AWS RDS.
• Demonstrated experience in configuring and managing GoldenGate replication – GG Core and Big Data
• Demonstrated experience in writing automation scripts (bash/shell). Knowledge of Python and other languages are a plus.
• Passion for automating tasks and learning new skills with a growth mindset.
• Able to debug complex database/system issues and analyze Splunk or ElasticSearch APM logs/metrics.
• Experience with managing databases and services hosted in the Cloud (AWS, OCI).
• Experience with Unix/Linux systems. Minimum Education, Licensure and Professional

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Analyst, Information Technology, and Consulting

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Repair and Maintenance

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