Senior Systems Engineer, Data Services [Database Administration]
Job Description
- Experience with TimeScaleDB, Redis, InfluxDB, Grafana, Logstash
- Kubernetes experience
- AWS Database Managed Services experience
- Large-scale data management expertise
- 5+ years DBA and systems engineering experience
- Document & Relational database experience
- Database architecture design & implementation
- Data system troubleshooting & optimization
- Unix shell scripting & automation
- Server-side scripting (Python, C/C++, Java)
Job Summary:
At Walt Disney Animation Studios we believe that creativity inspires technology, and technology inspires creativity. The Data Services team is responsible for the design, implementation, and tuning of the database engineering behind the content our studio creates. We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join the team in these efforts.
Senior Systems Engineers are expected to drive projects across teams, demonstrate self-direction as well as leadership, and learn through experiencing both success and failure. They must build partnerships with technical and non-technical users, understand their needs, and design relevant, sustainable solutions that align with initiatives for both our Burbank and Vancouver studio locations.
Our studio thrives from a wide variety of technical backgrounds and experiences, therefore we encourage applicants to apply even if they do not match all requirements listed below.
Bring your unique talents and ideas to our team, and join Disney’s creative legacy!
Qualifications
5+ years of database administration and systems engineering experience; can include related internships
Experience engineering and maintaining Document databases (Cassandra, Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, and/or MongoDB) as well as Relational databases (MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres, and/or MSSQL)
Experience designing and implementing architectural designs which ensure long term functionality of databases
Expertise troubleshooting and optimizing data systems and pipelines
Experience with Unix shell scripting and system automation
Experience with at least one server-side scripting language, such as Python, C/C++, or Java
Implementation of data ingestion and handling clusters through event streaming platforms, such as Kafka
Bonus Qualifications
Experience with TimeScaleDB, Redis, InfluxDB, Grafana, and/or Logstash
Knowledge of container fundamentals (e.g. Kubernetes)
Experience with AWS Database Managed Services
Experience with large scale data management, including identifying appropriate on-prem/cloud storage and developing solutions based on data scale and customer use cases
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in British Columbia, Canada is C$115,000 to C$139,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.
