Database Administrator

At Derivco, we work alongside our clients who are considered giants in the industry, to create and develop the platform that hosts some of the best online casino games in the industry.

We are also Platinum partners with vendors such as Microsoft and we are proud to say we employ over 2,500 of the brightest minds across our offices in the USA, South Africa, UK, Spain, Malta, Sweden, and Australia. 

To work for Derivco means you will work with cutting-edge technology., in our designer offices. Our people are brilliant., our ideas fresh and our technology is trailblazing.

You will be inspired, challenged, and stimulated every day and you will receive an extraordinary number of high-fives - rewarded for work well done. A place where you will feel as if you have found your intellectual and creative home

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our databases. You will need to possess strong skills in performance optimization, backup and recovery, security management, data modelling and architecture, database maintenance, and capacity planning.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Maintain the performance (performance tuning) of Internal and Production Database servers within the company SLA.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot SQL Server service outages as they occur, with an emphasis on effective communication, route cause analysis and solution tracking.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Highly Available SQL Server solutions like Clustering, Availability Groups, Replication.
• Responsible for maintaining the organization's databases. This includes tasks such as monitoring database performance, identifying, and resolving issues, and implementing upgrades and patches.
• Responsible for ensuring that the organization's databases are secure. They must implement security protocols and ensure that access to the databases is limited to authorized personnel.

Technical competencies:

• SQL Server database administration and configuration.
• Advanced performance tuning of highly OLTP databases.
• Advanced Microsoft SQL scripting and data analysis.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve database issues, diagnose performance problems, and prevent downtime.
• Experience working with huge, interdependent, complex datasets and data structures.
• Experience with operating system scripting languages (e.g.:PowerShell).

Advantageous technical competencies:

• Production level understanding of Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Azure DevOps).
• Knowledge and experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Azure)
• Knowledge of Splunk, Elastic, and Grafana.

Who you are:

• Excellent communication skills: The candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management.
• Adaptability and flexibility: The candidate should be adaptable and flexible to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and learn new skills as required.
• Attention to detail: The candidate should have strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy and completeness in database administration tasks, such as backups, restores, and upgrades.
• Continuous learning mindset: The candidate should have a passion for continuous learning and professional development to stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in the database administration field.
• Extensive experience: The ideal candidate should have several years of experience as a database administrator, preferably in a senior role.

Benefits:

• Working in Maitland – office perks include free coffee and tea, snacks, soft drinks, monthly social events.
• A cafe onsite and easy driving distance to a number of restaurants and local eateries – Derivco will reimburse a portion of your lunch costs up to $15 dollars per day.
• Semi-annual bonus paid to employees with satisfactory performance
• 15 vacation days each year
• 10 sick days each year
• 14 paid holidays each year
• Company currently pays 80% of benefits costs for medical, dental, and vision coverages
• Company contributes to a Health Savings Account, if the high-deductible medical plan is elected (up to $1,500 for individuals/$2,500 for families)
• Eligible to contribute pre-tax funds to Flexible Spending Accounts (both medical and dependent care options are offered)
• 100% company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance benefits
• Access to various medical related services – EAP, virtual care, exercise rewards, travel assistance
• Eligible to contribute pre-tax funds to a commuter benefits account
• 401(k) employer match of up to 4%
• Various learning and continuing education opportunities

Derivco is an equal opportunities employer. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances and we are committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a productive working environment free from unfair and unlawful discrimination.