Database and Linux Systems Administrator

Company: NeuroPace
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionThe Database and Linux Systems Administrator is responsible for the care, feeding, and growth of multiple and varied inter-departmental systems (On-premises and cloud). In addition to ensuring that both databases and operating systems are tuned for maximum efficiency and security, this position will also interact directly with software development in order to support the needs of new and ongoing projects, as well as supporting troubleshooting scenarios in a production environment. The position will be responsible for systems located on-site, will also support cloud-based systems (primarily in AWS) and will support future on-premises to cloud migration efforts. Duties

• Research, assess/test, and perform patching and upgrades on both on-premises and cloud-based assets to ensure all systems are properly configured, fully patched, and operating as designed
• Analyze system performance and system failures
• Curate and maintain SQL databases that store and serve near-real time data
• Recommend and advise solutions relating to database physical structure, functional capabilities, security, back-up, and recovery
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of database issues in both production and development environments
• Support database design discussions and reviews
• Interact with cybersecurity to coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard information against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure
• Perform regular backup and restore operations on critical infrastructure; develop and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures
• Build and maintain new systems to handle new design requirements and increases in customer-based demand
• Administer additional servers, providing architecture path as needed
  Experience
  • BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
  • At least 3 years relevant job experience
  • DevOps experience in a cloud-based environment desired, but not required
    Requirements
    • 3+ years experience as a Linux System Administrator and/or DBA utilizing technologies specifically with Oracle 10g and above, MySQL, SQL/PLSQL, Postgres, Linux, shell scripts, RMAN, DATAPUMP, etc.
    • Expertise with managing and maintaining enterprise-level servers and infrastructure, both on-premises and in the cloud
    • Strong knowledge of networking, interconnected, and distributed systems
    • Working knowledge of Amazon Web Services
    • Experience with scripting and automation tools, e.g. Bash, Python
    • Experience with API interaction and design, e.g. REST and GraphQL, a plus
    • Experience with containerization technologies, e.g. Docker, a plus
    • Strong ability to research and learn new technologies
    • Team player who communicates effectively and efficiently

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