Database Administrator

Your Job

Responsible for the operation and availability of the data platform across all levels and regions.

Assist with the tuning and performance as well as determining optimum values for data platform attributes.

Our Team

mPact2wo is a "startup" within Molex that is incubated within the business development unit.

We are growing a hardware/software innovations group focused on combining smart sensor solutions with industrial IoT manufacturing applications.

We are creating an IoT (Internet of Things) based data platform that receives data signals from over a million sensors across industries, process the data, and provide real-time monitoring systems in a centralized environment.

Being a subsidiary of Koch Industries, we have multiple clients using our products.

What You Will Do

Test the data platform across different environments; testing for performance, stability and fail over, as well as versions upgrades.

Work with other teams to investigate and troubleshoot any data platform related issues.

Assist in planning for growth and implement plans to improve the data platforms as the company scales.

Utilize existing and build new tools, services and scripts to gain insight into the performance of data platforms and optimize as needed.

Build adequate safeguards in place to monitor the availability of the data platform(s) and a robust alert mechanism in the event of an unexpected behavior

Implement the best security practices in the industry and drive the development team to adopt such practices.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

3+ years of experience as a database administrator in a cloud-based product organization (preferably a SaaS product)

• Hands on experience with a leading database, preferably PostgreSQL.

• Use of a scripting language for automation.

• Exposure to working in a cloud-based infrastructure and infrastructure as code environment.

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What Will Put You Ahead

Hands on experience in Jenkins, Git, GitLab, or other equivalent

• Hands on experience in a NoSQL based product

• Familiarity with metrics & alerting platforms, such as Prometheus, to pro-actively address database issues.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.

This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.

The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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