Database Administrator - Career

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

The Database Engineer will be actively involved in the evaluation, review, and management of databases. You will be part of a Team who supports a range of Applications and databases. You should be well versed in database administration which includes installation, performance tuning and troubleshooting. A strong candidate will be able to rapidly troubleshoot complex technical problems under pressure, implement solutions that are scalable, while managing multiple customer groups.

What You'll Do

• Develop and operationalize large-scale enterprise data solutions with a focus on high availability, low latency and scalability.
• Work closely with development and operations teams to build highly available, cost effective Database systems with extremely high uptime metrics.
• Execute and translate into operational excellence the database architecture roadmaps and specific plans to implement them
• Performance diagnosis, Performance tuning, scalability and DR goals
• Database version upgrades
• Patch testing and deployment
• Proactive database capacity planning
• Usage of new database features
• Data security and protection
• Functionality, stress, and load testing
• Execute major database migrations with minimal system downtime
• Ensure database standards are followed and implemented
• Database health monitoring
• Technical Documentation
• Proactively monitor production database systems, analyze find ings, formulate recommendations etc.
• Strong knowledge in Database concepts and fundamentals
• Work with cloud operations team to resolve trouble tickets, develop and run scripts, and troubleshoot
• Create new tools and scripts designed for auto-remediation of incidents and establishing end-to-end monitoring and alerting on all critical aspects
• Build infrastructure as code (IAC) patterns that meets security and engineering standards using one or more technologies (Terraform, scripting with cloud CLI, and programming with cloud SDK).
• Participate in a team of first responders 24 / 7, follow the sun operating model for incident and problem management.
• Sound Communication skills.

What Experience You Need

What Could Set You Apart

Skills Required

Performance Tuning, Postgresql, Troubleshooting, Technical Documentation, Cloud Operations, Database Administration