Senior Database Administrator- PostgresSQL/MySQL/MS SQL

at  Rocket Innovation Studio

As a Senior Database Administrator, you’ll ensure the databases that support our technology systems are designed and performing as needed and provide the necessary data to the appropriate team members.

ABOUT US

Rocket Innovation Studio (RIS) launched in 2019 and has gone on to make its mark in the Canadian fintech industry. Headquartered at 156 Chatham Street in Windsor, Ontario, the company renovated the historic building which began as an auto showroom and garage before becoming a furniture store, the Old Fish Market, the Coach and Horses Pub, and the Loop. In 2020, RIS was joined by Rocket Mortgage® with the mission to improve the mortgage process and deliver an excellent client experience for Canadians.
With the backing of Rocket Companies®, RIS is able to capitalize on the creativity and growth of a startup environment with the stability and enterprise experience of a mature company. At RIS, Canadian talent is able to collaborate, design, build, test and return a full range of custom IT solutions. RIS is leading the charge to make Windsor Canada’s tech hub. Apply today to join a team that offers career growth, amazing benefits and the chance to work with leading industry professionals.
This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the Company at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The Company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team at Careers@myrocketcareer.com

• Work with our developers and business analysts to create and modify our database structure
• Proactively monitor and optimize the performance of the database servers
• Perform database maintenance tasks, including backups/restores, updating statistics, rebuilding indexes, etc.
• Work with our data engineers to help map data in our production databases to our data warehouse
• Maintain system security and data integrity
• Work with our systems engineers to ensure optimal hardware and storage subsystems
• Develop, manage and maintain a strong disaster recovery and high availability plan
• Install, upgrade and patch the database servers
• Participate in code and design reviews
• Participate in production code
• Mentor and coach other team members