DB Administrator
Belgrade
Hyperoptic is creating waves within the broadband market and with more surfers riding the waves of 1Gbps broadband speeds – the business is growing fast. If you’re looking for an exciting challenge that is rewarding and enjoyable then read on…
The Mission
Hyperoptic is more than just an internet service provider; it also installs its own fibre infrastructure into multioccupancy buildings, bringing the UK’s fastest internet speeds to users. Reporting to IT Manager your mission will be to manage our databasesto get optimal performance.
Responsibilities and duties will include:
- DB Server maintenance and sizing
- DB security
- Data verification
- Backup and restore of DB
- Data migration
- Maintain DB high availability
- Performance optimisation and monitoring
- Support to development team during testing and development of DB related tasks
- DB optimisation
- Housekeeping of server farms
- Planning, scoping and migrating systems to new platforms including cloud computing
- Day to day maintenance and patching of critical infrastructure and servers
- Continuous improvement of process and infrastructure including configuration management techniques
- Troubleshooting various systems related issues and being available for on call during out of office hours
- Ensuring critical applications and logs are backed up appropriately
- Escalate to internal or external parties to drive issues to resolution in a timely fashion
- 3rd line support for technically advanced customer issues
- Create processes and documentation of smooth performance of DB admin work
Person specification:
- In depth knowledge of MySQL and PostgreSQL engines
- Advanced level skills on installing and managing Linux operating system
- 4 to 5 years of experience working in Database Administrator role ideally for an Internet Service Provider / Data Centre / Communication Provider / Large Enterprise
- Advanced level skills on installing and managing virtualisation platforms is a must, preferably VMware
- Experience in AWS RDS service would be an advantage
- Knowledge in AWS Redshift would be an advantage
- Good at scripting using bash, python
- Excellent written & spoken English language skills
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Hyper Standard: RIZE Values
Value |
Reliability |
Intelligence |
Zeal |
Excellence |
Principle |
Deeds are more important than words
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Use your brain at every opportunity
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Demonstrate passionate determination
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Quality separates us from the competition
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Behaviour |
Do what you say you will to customers, stakeholders, and colleagues
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Overcome challenges, ask questions & consider alternatives.
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Go above and beyond to make things happen
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Double check work & don’t make the same mistake twice
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The role will be based in Belgrade Office. The successful candidate will be offered a monthly salary and participation in a company incentive scheme.
If this role is of interest and you believe you’ve got what it takes to be a part of a fast-paced and energetic business, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your CV electronically.
Deadline for applications: 21.12.2017.