MySQL/MariaDB Database Administrator (DBA)
at Entersekt
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa -
| Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate | 22 Aug, 2024 | Not Specified | 23 May, 2024 | 3 year(s) or above | Operating Systems,Perl,Database Security,Backup,Performance Tuning,Bash,Server Side,Python,High Availability,Recovery Planning,Information Technology,Mysql Cluster,Computer Science,Replication,Shipping,Scripting Languages,Git,Data Migration | No | No |
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| Citizen | GC |
| US Citizen | Student Visa |
| H1B | CPT |
| OPT | H4 Spouse of H1B |
| GC Green Card |
Employment Type:
| Full Time | Part Time |
| Permanent | Independent - 1099 |
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Description:
WHY ENTERSEKT
Founded over 16 years ago, with more recent investments from Accel-KKR, Entersekt is a leader in mobile authentication, mobile app security, and payments enablement technology, offering highly scalable products with a track record of success across multiple continents.
Entersekt enables secure digital transactions for leading financial institutions globally. We exist to create a world where everyone can transact digitally without fear or compromise. Currently, we protect the digital transactions of over 210 million active users on our platform and hold 120 active patents that recognize innovation in digital security, payments, and user experience. Entersekt offers their customers secure authentication and digital payments experiences that remove unnecessary friction. Entersekt has invested in, and created, a diverse product portfolio that positions the company well to execute on its expansion in North America and European markets.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Successful candidates for this role will generally possess the following qualifications and skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred, but not required.
- Proven 3+ years’ experience as a Galera or Percona cluster Database Administrator in a production environment.
- Deep understanding of MySQL database architecture, administration, and performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience with Galera or Percona Cluster.
- Experience with data migration, backup, restore and recovery, resolving performance issues, blocking and deadlocks.
- Experience in implementing and monitoring MySQL Cluster to provide high availability for mission critical events, database mirroring, replication, and log shipping.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Perl for automation tasks.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of one or more UNIX-like operating systems (server-side).
- Experience with database security, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
- Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git, for managing database configurations and scripts.
- Exposure to the following would be advantageous:
- Experience in the FinTech or financial services industry.
- Experience from PCI DSS/PCI 3DS certification processes.
- Familiarity with other cloud database technologies such as Aurora DB and Global Databases.
- The FreeBSD operating system.
Responsibilities:
THE ROLE
As a MySQL Database Administrator at Entersekt, you will be part of a company that provides 24/7 support for mission-critical database systems for financial authentication solutions in the market. You will be responsible for performing daily database administration, database design and troubleshooting, replication, and performance tuning tasks for multiple MariaDB and MySQL Clusters in production and development.
Successful candidates for this role will generally possess the following qualifications and skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred, but not required.
- Proven 3+ years’ experience as a Galera or Percona cluster Database Administrator in a production environment.
- Deep understanding of MySQL database architecture, administration, and performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience with Galera or Percona Cluster.
- Experience with data migration, backup, restore and recovery, resolving performance issues, blocking and deadlocks.
- Experience in implementing and monitoring MySQL Cluster to provide high availability for mission critical events, database mirroring, replication, and log shipping.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Perl for automation tasks.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of one or more UNIX-like operating systems (server-side).
- Experience with database security, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
- Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git, for managing database configurations and scripts.
- Exposure to the following would be advantageous:
- Experience in the FinTech or financial services industry.
- Experience from PCI DSS/PCI 3DS certification processes.
- Familiarity with other cloud database technologies such as Aurora DB and Global Databases.
- The FreeBSD operating system
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:3.0Max:8.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - DBA / Datawarehousing
Other
Graduate
Computer science information technology or a related field is preferred but not required
Proficient
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
