Associate, Database Administrator Job in Gurgaon at BlackRock

BlackRock is hiring for the role of Associate, Database Administrator!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Engineering, Administration and Operations of OLTP, OLAP, Data Warehousing database platforms and Distributed No-SQL platforms
• Collaboration with Infrastructure teams, application developers and business teams across multiple time zones to ensure the highest quality service to the Aladdin users
• Automation and Development of database operational, monitoring and maintenance toolsets to achieve the desired Scale and Efficiency
• Database Configuration Management, Capacity and Scale Management, Schema Releases/Consistency, Security, Disaster Recovery and Audit Management
• Management and ownership of Operational Incidents including root-cause analysis of critical issues, resolution and mitigation

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field preferred
• 4 – 8 years of experience in Database administration, preferably in a similar role
• Keen enthusiasm for acquiring new technical skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management from both IT and business areas
• Understanding of large-scale enterprise application setup across data centers/cloud.
• Willingness to work during weekends on-site on DBA activities and designated shift hours
• Experience with any database platforms like SAP Sybase, Sybase Replication, Apache Cassandra, Cosmos DB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and data warehouse platforms like Snowflake, and Greenplum
• Exposure to Public Cloud Platform offerings like Microsoft Azure, Amazon (AWS) and Google (GCP)
• Exposure to programming languages like Python, Perl, Java, and Go; automation tools like Ansible/AWX; source control systems like GIT and Azure DevOps
• Experience with Operating Systems like Linux and Windows
• Solid background in supporting mission-critical applications, performing deep technical analysis, and problem-solving
• Demonstrating flexibility and willingness to different technologies and writing excellent code
• Exposure to Project Management
• A passion for interactive troubleshooting and operational support keen attention to detail, critical thinking, and the urge to drive innovation
• Boundless creativity and a desire to constantly learn new technologies
• A belief in data-driven analysis and problem-solving and knowledge and drive to scale technology to the needs of tomorrow