Information Technology - Database Engineer

at  Singapore Airlines

JOB DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate will join the Information Technology Division, Cloud & Platforms Department.

REQUIREMENTS

• Possess a degree in Information Technology or related fields with good experience in multiple data or database centric roles
• Strong understanding of database concepts with deeper knowledge of Oracle and MySQL
• Experience is required in the following areas:
• Strong understanding of operational processes and automation
• Shell scripting, ideally using Python
• Performance, capacity planning and database/query tuning.
• The ideal candidate will have:
• Experience working with Continuous Integration and Delivery and how it impacts persistent data tiers
• Experience working with other infrastructure teams / technologies
• Strong logical and analytical skills with the proven ability to learn new subjects quickly

• Set the technology roadmap and standards for database technologies covering traditional RDBMSs as well as modern NoSQL / specialised databases
• Implement and maintain full operational lifecycle procedures from deployment, to maintenance/patching, backup/recovery and decomm using extensive automation
• Provide 24x7 operational support of database systems with responsibility for uptime, overall system performance, identifying root cause and implementing improvements to avoid recurrence
• Perform security compliance activities, e.g. security reviews, implementing security controls, logging etc
• Provide end-to-end support and advisory including support required by application developers