Senior Database Administrator

Senior Database Administrator

Job Responsibilities:

• Leads the architecture, engineering, implementation, and operations of all data systems to support scalability, availability, and performance. 
• Collaborate with engineering teams through the entire software development lifecycle to solve complex problems while maintaining database standards and best practices.
• Responsible for ensuring application/database stability and functionality, including all environments: development, test, and production
• Monitor, investigate, and troubleshoot production database issues, coordinate incident recovery, and communicate to respective support teams and engineering leaders.
• Help maintain all data stores on AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Work with our strategic reporting and data analysis teams to help build/refresh data warehouse.
• Off-hours support is required as needed.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a Data Administrator/Engineer
• Experience managing databases on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform (EC2 & RDS)
• Experience in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or newer
• Experience with Microsoft SQL AlwaysOn HA and SAN environments
• Experience with Redshift and PostgreSQL
• Designing and implementing disaster recovery solutions, including geo-replicated scenarios
• Strong TSQL, Powershell, and Python skills
• Strong experience with query performance improvements
• Strong knowledge of relational design best practices
• Strong knowledge of data warehouse design (star schema, snowflake etc)
• Good written and verbal communication skills to interact with engineers and managers alike
• Continuous deployment experience

Preferred Skills:

• Database agnostic approach. Willing to work with new and emerging technologies
• Working knowledge of AWS high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR)
• High level experience in Data Science and data science tooling
• Experience in the development and administration of MongoDB
• Experience in the development and administration of Redis 
• Experience in the development and administration of Solr 
• Experience with operating systems like UNIX, LINUX, CentOS
• Exposure to working inside an Agile development organization

Location:  Austin, TX 78701, remote or hybrid optional team environment
    *Unfortunately we are unable to employ remote employees in the following locations:  New York City, Massachusetts,       
     Montana, Hawaii, Alaska, California, and anywhere outside of the U.S.
   
Salary:  $140-155k base salary ($160-175k total comp including 401k matching, paid insurance, bonus, etc.)
     *Unfortunately we are unable to transfer or sponsor visas. 
      *No agencies or independent contractors please


 

Why uShip?

uShip offers big-company benefits in a small-ish sized company because we really value and are committed to our people. There are even some extras that will surprise you.

• Remote or hybrid work options
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursements
• Home office Reimbursements
• Company paid meal delivery pass, plus monthly credit
• 100% Paid Health and Dental available
• 401(k) matching, no vesting
• Stock Options
• Pet Insurance
• Dog-friendly downtown office
• So much more!

Company Overview

uShip is the world’s first and largest shipping marketplace, making it quicker, easier, and more affordable to ship large or bulky items. Consumers and businesses can compare and book bids from hundreds of thousands of customer-reviewed transportation service providers, ranging from independent owner-operators to the largest freight carriers and brokers. From cars to cranes and furniture to freight, our straightforward and transparent platform helps people, businesses, e-commerce sellers, and multinational logistics companies ship with greater speed and efficiency. Customers save money and service providers make money using their empty cargo space – everyone wins!

We welcome diversity in all its forms, and believe we’re better collaborators, strategizers, and thinkers because of it. uShip is an equal opportunity employer. We are inspired to find candidates who embody our Core Values. uShip prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, parental status, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We celebrate our differences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.