Database Administrator (DBA)

Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global market leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. We are on a mission to redefine how organizations connect with their audiences - and that’s just the beginning!

Organizations, large and small, depend on us to accurately publicize market-moving news and multimedia, and generate social engagements that develop interactions with their target audiences.

About the Role

The Database Administrator (DBA) will work closely with the Engineering, Architecture, and Operations teams building and supporting our mission-critical database systems as Business Wire undertakes a digital transformation journey. As a member of the DBA team, you will be responsible for defining and supporting new and existing database systems across public cloud and traditional data centers. You will also help guide best practices in database administration, data high availability, database management, database design, process improvement, requirements analysis, and the introduction of innovation with a focus on automation.

• Manage the full database lifecycle to include initial installation and configuration of database technologies, deployment of engineered system design solutions, daily operations, administration, upgrades, and management of database technologies.
• Provide high-end technical DBA support within a variety of Operating Environments (OE) while also supporting/assisting software development and operational teams with database definition, structure, long-range requirements, operational guidelines, and security/integrity controls according to industry best practices.
• Propose and implement enhancements to improve performance and reliability within the supported IT environments.
• Provide subject matter expertise in performance tuning and database administration.
• Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution.
• Work closely with L1/L2/L3 support teams to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation.

• Must have the ability to work a typical day of 9am to 5pm Pacific.
• 5+ years of hands-on MongoDB, Oracle, and MySQL database experience in a mission critical 24x7 environment.
• 2+ years of AWS experience.
• Adept at analyzing and tuning SQL.
• Experience with full database lifecycle management including upgrades, patching, cloning, backups, and recovery.
• Experience with automated database deployment using Jenkins, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of Unix operating systems.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment with an understanding of ITIL.

• Experience designing and supporting a hyper-scale mission critical database architecture.
• 2+ years proficiency in writing, profiling, and optimizing SQL queries for performance.
• Understanding of data warehouses, data marts, data lakes, modeling, and profiling.

• Ability to work remotely
• Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment
• $100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources
• 401(k) plan with generous company match, and annual profit sharing contribution (subject to company performance)
• PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!

A pre-employment background check will be required after the acceptance of an offer. Business Wire is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Business Wire will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.