Database Administrator

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Square, Newry Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
3-5 Years Experience
Information Technology • Software
The Role
As a Database Administrator at Wolters Kluwer, you will be responsible for analyzing, designing, creating, and implementing databases. Your duties include troubleshooting database issues, ensuring continuous availability, deploying databases according to standards, and staying updated with new technologies.
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If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us.

Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day. We’re innovators with impact. We provide expert software & information solutions that the world’s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most.

You’ll be supported by collaborative colleagues who share a purpose. We are 21,000 people unique in our dreams, life stories, abilities, and passions who come together every day with one ambition: to make a difference.​ We do our best work together, connecting to create new innovations with impact.

Job Description

As a Database Administrator you will be primely responsible in analyzing, designing, creating and implementing databases, including access methods, device allocations, validation checks, organization and security.

You will assist in the design of data models, logical and physical databases, data dictionaries and schemas.

Also you will be responsible in installing, upgrading and tests database software. You will assist in the development and implementation of database recovery plans and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot complex database issues in accurate and timely manner.

  • Maintain database disaster recovery procedures to ensure continuous availability and speedy recovery.

  • Ensure databases are deployed according to GBS standards and business requirements.

  • Identify and resolve database issues related to performance and capacity.

  • Ensure database management and maintenance tasks are performed effectively.

  • Ensure ticket SLA expectations are met.

  • Stay updated with new database technologies and analyze such technologies to bring into scope of existing infrastructure.

  • Able to switch between OLTP and OLAP environments

  • Troubleshoot, investigate, offer and execute resolution to database issues.

  • Monitor and report on database storage utilization.

  • Monitor, tune and manage scheduled tasks, backup jobs, recover processes, alerts, and database storage needs in line with firm change control procedures.

  • Perform fault diagnosis, troubleshoot and correct problems at the database and application performance level.

  • Provide regular reports on performance and stability of database environment, identifying coming needs proactively to ensure continued reliable service.

  • Document, develop, test and implement updates to database systems.

  • Take ownership of and proactively seek to improve on existing systems.

  • Work outside of regular business hours as required for project or operational work.

Requirement

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering and/or related experience of 3+ years as Database Administrator experience, multi-platform preferred: MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, CosmosDB, MongoDB, MariaDB.

  • Deep understanding of integrated security and be able to participate in troubleshooting activities.

  • Experience writing T-SQL and the ability to understand what others have developed.

  • The ability to discuss database related topics with both technical & business audiences.

  • Experience with all aspects of setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, monitoring, and security.

  • Experience with Upgrade/Migration of database platforms of On-Prem to cloud solutions a plus.

  • Self-motivated, with the proven ability to work independently.

Top Skills

Cosmosdb
Mariadb
MongoDB
MySQL
Oracle
Postgres
SQL Server
The Company
Hagerstown, MD
18,996 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Wolters Kluwer (www.wolterskluwer.com) is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.

Founded in 1836 and headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, the company serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries and employs 18,600 people worldwide.

Wolters Kluwer reported 2019 annual revenues of €4.6 billion. Listed on Euronext Amsterdam, Wolters Kluwer shares (WKL) are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).

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