Lead System Database Administrator

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The Crown Is Yours

As a Lead System Database Administrator, you'll oversee, secure, and optimize our database environments across production and non-production settings. In this role, you'll own impactful, high-stakes projects in a dynamic environment, using cutting-edge maintenance strategies to ensure peak application performance.

What You'll Do as a Lead System Database Administrator

• Maintain, monitor, and secure the organization's production and non-production PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and MS SQL databases in high-volume, multi-instance environments.
• Utilize state-of-the-art concepts and employ advanced maintenance techniques to maximize application availability.
• Proactively oversee database health, performance, and integrity, taking corrective actions as necessary.
• Define and implement an effective database backup and data retention strategy.
• Participate in the assessment, implementation, migration, and testing of database tools and third-party products, including upgrades to newer database versions.
• Provide on-call support for production environments on a shared DBA rotation.
• Provide 24/7 support for various activities, including Database maintenance, Application Releases, Application Database upgrades, DBMS upgrades, and Disaster Recovery.

What You'll Bring

• Solid knowledge of SQL Server infrastructures, including index management and database components.
• Experience with MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB infrastructure is an advantage.
• Skilled in performance tuning, query optimization, and monitoring and troubleshooting tools for enhanced database efficiency.
• Proficiency with AWS or Google Cloud, and experience in cloud-based database management and deployment.
• Hands-on experience with Linux.
• Knowledge of indexes, index management, and statistics.
• Coding ability in languages such as T-SQL, Python, Ansible, or PowerShell, supporting database automation and scripting needs.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to convey technical information clearly to users in both written and verbal English.

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We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

About Us

DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company. It’s simple, at DraftKings, we believe life’s more fun with skin in the game. For that reason, we’re committed to responsibly creating the world’s favorite games and betting experiences. Headquartered in Boston, with offices around the globe, we believe we can continue to define what it means to be a technology company in sports entertainment. We love what we do, and think you will too.