Cloud Database Engineer

At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.

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*This position requires NV1 Clearance OR Eligibility for NV1 clearance*

So, what’s the role all about?

The Senior Cloud Database Engineer will ensure SQL Server database performance and availability in a 24x7 environment.

How will you make an impact?

• Install, configure, upgrade, monitor, maintain, and manage multiple SQL Server databases.
• Perform database and application tuning.
• Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures.
• Implement and maintain database security
• Create, maintain, and monitor SQL
• Other duties assigned by the manager

Have you got what it takes?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or related field or equivalent work experience required.
• Experience in managing PostgreSQL database systems is mandatory.
• 5+ years maintaining SQL Server mission-critical databases
• 5+ years of TSQL programming
• 2+ years implementing and maintaining database replication
• 2+ years implementing and maintaining SQL Server Availability Groups
• Ability to work with technical and non-technical people
• Hands on experience in multiple versions of Postgres or Oracle database is mandatory.
• Knowledge or experience working in Microsoft SQL, Aurora, MySQL, Postgres will be an added advantage.
• Hands on experience on AWS Cloud, AWS RDS apart from DB technology.
• Basic coding skills in Powershell, Python, Terraform
• Understand how automated backups are performed by AWS, know how to check the historical backup timings and how to perform ad-hoc snapshot
• AWS console administration
• New deployment tasks for databases & RDS services
• AWS RDS DB health check & availability checks using tools like CloudWatch and performance Insight.
• Problem-solving skills are a must
• Ability to meet deadlines

You will have an advantage if you also have:

• SSAS/SSRS/SSIS
• Newer data/streaming platforms: Kafka, MSK, Snowflake, Aurora DB, SNS
• AWS, AWS CLI management
• MS Azure database management
• MCSE/MCDBA/OCP
• NET technologies
• PowerShell
• C#
• Rubrik
• TFS/GitHub