Request Technology - Dallas, TX
posted 2 months ago
The Associate Principal, Database Administrator (DBA) position is a critical role within our prestigious company, focusing on the management and support of our database systems. This position requires a seasoned professional with over 7 years of experience specifically with DB2 LUW on Red Hat and PostgreSQL. The DBA will be responsible for production support, performance tuning, backup strategies, and overall database management system (DBMS) operations. The role is hybrid, requiring three days onsite and two days remote work, providing flexibility while ensuring that the DBA is closely integrated with the team and operations. In this role, the DBA will assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of databases, ensuring optimal performance and efficient disk usage. The DBA will provide support in database access methods and offer consultation in database analysis, modeling, coding, and resolving production issues. Developing maintenance, backup, and recovery procedures is essential, along with documenting these processes for future reference. The DBA will also participate in disaster recovery drills, ensuring that the company is prepared for any potential data loss scenarios. The position requires the DBA to provide primary on-call support for production problems, understand and support corporate data standards, and recommend new DBMS and operational standards. Additionally, the DBA will participate in testing and evaluating new software and software release upgrades, maintaining metadata repositories to ensure data integrity and accessibility.