DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

email hosting bangalore Bangalore Leading Domain Registration Web hosting Company Responsibilities Key duties :

• Establish the needs of users and monitoring use access and security.
• Monitor performance and managing parameters to provide fast query responses to front-end users.
• Map out the conceptual design for a planned database in outline.
• Consider both back-end organization of data and front-end accessibility for end-users.
• Create the messaging for each new product launch and manage the cross-functional implementation of each launch plan.
• Refine the logical design so that it can be translated into a specific data model.
• Further refining the physical design to meet system storage requirements.
• Install and testing new versions of the database management systems (DBMS).
• Maintain data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act.
• Write database documentation including data standards.
• Control access permissions and privileges.
• Develop, manage and test back-up and recovery plans.
• Ensure that storage, archiving, back-up and recovery procedures are functioning correctly.
• Capacity planning.
• Work closely with IT project managers, database programmers and multimedia programmers.
• Communicate regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security.
• Commission and install new applications and customising existing applications in order to make them fit for purpose.
• Strong technical knowledge of VMware technology. Should be able to set up, migrate as well as troubleshoot performance issues on VMware platform.
• Performs on-call duties as required.
• Assists in policing our usage policies (spam, porn, warez, bots) and works with customers and internal organizations to find a resolution to the issues.

Strategic duties :

• To keep current with new and developing technologies, suggesting ideas where the company are able to support new services.

• Work within SLA s and drive to get these down, providing world class services to clients.

• Experience in designing, implementing, and managing database systems for mission critical, high-traffic OLTP and OLAP systems.

• In-depth knowledge of the MySQL platform, including high-availability design/operation, performance tuning, capacity planning, automated backup and recovery.

• Expertise with MySQL replication, RedHat clustering, disaster recovery, and geographic load distribution of database services.

• Experience with task automation scripting using Python, Perl, Shell, or other UNIX based languages.

• Systems administration skills required to troubleshoot database-related problems at the O/S level, on Linux/UNIX/Solaris, and commercially available server and storage systems.

• Ability to work with and support a team of development professionals, operations team members, and design engineers.

• Excel at documenting database architectures, and processes. Follow ITIL change management best practices for system modifications.

• Conceptual knowledge of service-oriented architectures.

• Strong understanding of applied statistics and analytics algorithms.

• Foundation knowledge and experience with baseline performance and load testing for computing system capacity planning methodology.

• Ability to identify areas of improvements and a determination to make a difference.

• Keen focus on the customer experience.

• Flexibility, as this role involves shift work. Flexibility , by the way, refers to your schedule if you ve got physical flexibility to go with it, all the power to you.

• Ability to work independently on projects.

• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Excellent and effective customer service.

• Ability to properly articulate ideas, suggestions, and provide positive/constructive feedback.

• Ability to manage multiple activities and projects.

• Ability to work independently, without direct supervision.

• Ability to anticipate, identify, diagnose, and solve critical problems.

• Willingness to work with team members or group and other departments to achieve common goals.

• Sense of fun and play and enjoy a fast paced dynamic environment.

• Demonstrates an appetite to perform, succeed and grow in ways most people never dream of.

• The working week will be Monday to Friday core business hours, potential requirement to work one day each weekend. Flexibility required.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related field.

• Experience ( System Administrator ) For (6) + years.

• Software Application -- Expert knowledge and use of Linux, MySQL and VMware Platforms.

• 4 - 6 years in the field of database administration with experience in the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of database systems in a heterogeneous, multi-vendor Linux networked environment Experience with MySQL and Unix, a must.

• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.