Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Lead DBA)
Tyson Foods, Inc.•Springdale, AR
•Onsite
About The Position
The Lead Database Administrator is a senior-level professional responsible for leading and overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's database platforms. They provide expert guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to the team, ensuring the company's databases’ reliability, scalability, and security.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience.
- 5+ years of relevant and practical experience in database administration.
- Extensive experience in one or multiple of the following DBMS platforms: Oracle, DB2, Progress, PostgreSQL.
- Advanced proficiency in database performance tuning and optimization.
- Experience with cloud-based databases and services.
- Proficiency in Unix and Linux operating systems.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as Ansible, Python, PowerShell, or Unix-based vi.
- Experience with big data technologies and NoSQL databases.
- Mentoring and coaching of junior and mid-level engineers.
- Strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities for database planning.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities for complex database challenges.
- Aligning technical solutions with long-term business goals.
- Working effectively with various departments and stakeholders.
- Addressing and resolving team conflicts and technical disagreements.
- Developing the skills and capabilities of team members.
Nice To Haves
- Computer Science or Computer Engineering Preferred.
- Advanced certification in database administration
Responsibilities
- Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex database systems.
- Ensure database performance, availability, and security at an advanced level.
- Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, and integrations.
- Set strategic direction for database management and architecture.
- Providing technical leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, mentoring junior engineers, and fostering a collaborative environment.
- Lead collaborating sessions with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient infrastructure solutions.
- Lead sessions with cross-functional teams to review performance analysis, capacity planning, and optimization of database systems to ensure high availability and performance.
- Implementing and maintaining security measures to protect database systems from potential threats and vulnerabilities.
- Manage and optimize cloud-based database services like AWS, GCP, or Azure to ensure cost-effectiveness and scalability.
- Automating infrastructure deployment, configuration, and monitoring processes using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
- Lead collaborating sessions with DevOps teams to integrate infrastructure-as-code practices and ensure seamless deployment and continuous integration as relates to database platforms.
- Perform other assigned job-related duties that align with our organization's vision, mission, and values and fall within your scope of practice.
Benefits
- paid time off
- 401(k) plans
- affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
