Job Description

Company Description

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, founded in 1979 we have employed over 18,000+ trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 340+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.


IS Global Service Center (GSC) operating from Chennai, India, is a part of IS supporting Expeditors IT operations.IS GSC started with 6 employees now we are 460+ employees today delivering world class Information services globally. This Product based Strategic Center's IT transformation has delivered a radical change to Expeditors IT manpower profile and skills over the past three years and will continue to deliver services as we continue to grow responsibly in the coming years.



Our Software Infrastructure group is looking for a DBA (Technologist) to join our Development and Deployment team. As a part of this team, you will have the opportunity to help shape the future of cloud native technologies at Expeditors.


If you join our team, you will:

• Obsess over your customers and deliver a first-class experience for them.
• Collaborate with a diverse team of highly passionate and talented technologists.
• Drive new ideas, experiment with them, and see them through adoption.
• Contribute to Expeditors cloud native communities of practice and share new ideas that help drive adoption.
• Take ownership of ambiguous problems and deliver solutions for them.
• Learn from others and help grow those in our team to achieve their best.


If you are interested in experimenting with new ideas, driving them to fruition, working actively across the broader cloud native community, this job is for you!


As a DBA, you shall involve in designing, implementing, and maintaining our database systems, ensuring their efficiency, integrity, and security. DBAs work with system architects, developers, and other resources to provide consistent data across all applications in support of business objectives. DBAs should be familiar with industry best practices and have a proactive approach to identifying and resolving database-related issues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure recoverability of data through the design, implementation, and practice of defined database disaster recovery strategies.
• Ensure availability of data through the design, implementation, and practice of database high availability strategies.
• Establish and maintain the quality of data throughout the organization to support business goals.
• Monitor database performance to identify database configuration, hardware, and SQL query tuning opportunities.
• Ensure database security by implementing access controls, user authentication, and data encryption.
• Monitor database resource usage and recommend hardware/software changes as needed.
• Monitor database utilities to ensure maintenance policies are being achieved.
• Provide documentation for database design and modifications.
• Document established DBA-driven processes, workflows, and tasks.
• Adhere to all applicable team and department standards governing workplace performance.
• Stay updated with the latest database technologies, trends, and best practices.
• Active participation in the Expeditors Database Administrator Community of Practice.



Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years Database administration experience.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server and IBM DB2 databases.
• Knowledge on Mongo DB and Microsoft SQL Server is added advantage.
• Familiarity with relational database management systems and their core concepts.
• Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Experience with Red Hat and Microsoft Windows environments.
• Scripting experience with bash, sh, and/or Python.
• Experience with database clustering technologies (VCS).
• Familiarity with backup and recovery strategies, disaster recovery planning, and high availability solutions.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently.
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment.


Desired Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of SQL Server relational database management systems and concepts.
• Experience with any one of the DB like PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DB2 and Mongo DB.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
• Able to formulate and implement a design strategy from a mix of business requirements, concept documents, and verbal descriptions.
• Proficient working with Ansible.
• Experience in conducting or participating in audits.
• Familiar with SAFe methodologies.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

• Team Manager, Information Services



Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Holiday
• Health Plan: Medical Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Education Programs
• Unlimited opportunities for career advancement