Senior Database Administrator Canada Remote

at  Motorola Solutions

COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Motorola Solutions, we’re guided by a shared purpose – helping people be their best in the moments that matter – and we live up to our purpose every day by solving for safer. Because people can only be their best when they not only feel safe, but are safe. We’re solving for safer by building the best possible technologies across every part of our safety and security ecosystem. That’s mission-critical communications devices and networks, AI-powered video security & access control and the ability to unite voice, video and data in a single command center view. We’re solving for safer by connecting public safety agencies and enterprises, enabling the collaboration that’s critical to connect those in need with those who can help. The work we do here matters.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Being a critical member of the Infrastructure team as a database administrator overseeing production and non-production databases. Our technology stack is hosted in the cloud and we use managed database solutions wherever suitable. Collaborate with software development teams to design data management and governance protocols, manage the data lifecycle, architect database infrastructure for high availability and scalability. Continuously monitor, evaluate, tune, and maintain to keep high uptime and performance. Our customers expect exceptional performance and uptime from our platform, and the database is at the core of our software.
The team is highly distributed across the globe and in different time zones, you will need to be able to thrive in a remote work environment with asynchronous communication methods. Being highly detail-oriented and organized will be a requirement.
Participation in an on-call rotation for incidents is required. Occasional off-hours work may be required for planned maintenance and escalations.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Programming languages: SQL
• Datastores: PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, MongoDB
• Cloud platforms: AWS
• AWS specific datastores: RDS Aurora PostgreSQL, S3, Redshift, ElastiCache, Opensearch, DocumentDB
• Database design & implementation: monitoring, automation, optimization, efficiency, capacity planning, emergency response, change management and process improvements
• Database lifecycle & management: database health and security, upgrades, archiving, capacity management, high availability, backup and DR recovery procedures are all built, configured, and monitored correctly
• Proficient knowledge of relational database systems, Structured Query Language, relational data modeling and data management principles
• Proven ability to design and maintain production databases running at high performance and throughput levels with maximum uptime
• Knowledge of data replication techniques and processes, and cloud computing platforms (e.g., SaaS, IaaS or PaaS)
• Excellent problem solving and housekeeping skills
• Comfortable working both independently and being a team player
• Excellent communication skills in a virtual remote work environment
• Be available on-call but build database solutions that never wake you up

DESIRED SKILLS

• Programming languages: JavaScript, Python, Golang
• Cloud platforms: GCP, Azure
• DevOps experience for automating workflows and deployments
• Possess an innersource mindset for internal tools development
• Familiar with observability tool suites such as Prometheus and the Elastic Stack
• Understanding of Kubernetes

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of cloud database administration experience
• AND 5+ years experienced in designing, maintaining, and optimizing PostgreSQL databases

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

None

Please refer the Job description for details