Jr| Database Administrator

Description

TNS is looking for a Junior Database Administrator to be part of a team that maintains, enhances, and supports the databases and suite of TNS services for the TNS Payments Market.

The TNS services are comprised of TNS and third party developed front-end and back-end applications focused on the transport and processing of financial transactions across the global TNS Payments environment, and the presentation of analytics related to those transactions to our internal and external customers. The list of supported databases includes Maria DB/MySQL, MS SQL, Postgres and AWS Aurora

What You Will Do
• Install, configure and maintain the performance of database servers
• Administer and monitor assigned databases
• Manage database access
• Performance tuning of database systems and optimizing database security
• Analyze and tune SQL statements
• Diagnose and troubleshoot database issues
• Manage backup and recovery processes including replication for failover environments and disaster recovery
• Perform necessary patching and updates to databases following strict change management procedures
• Create and manage database reports, visualizations, and dashboards
• Create documentation/knowledge base articles that can be used by tier one and tier two support engineers in response to routine incidents
• Be available for on-call support as needed

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, or equivalent technical experience
• At least 2 - 3 years of experience in administering Postgres, MariaDB/MySQL and Aurora databases
• Experience in supporting and troubleshooting customer/operational issues
• Demonstrated specialized experience handling large amounts of sensitive data to comply with GDPR/PCI requirements
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix
• Capable of working under pressure with strict time schedule
• Reliable, dependable and available to support customers during off-hours
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good troubleshooting and investigative skills

What Will Put You Ahead
• Java, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, NoSQL
• Knowledge of Zabbix and Grafana
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as perl or python
• Gitlab, JIRA, Ansible, Confluence
• Experience in the Payments/Transaction processing industry a plus

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