Location: Remote
Pay: Negotiable
Cru has a long-standing history of being a pioneer in world Christian Missions. We are looking for the most talented individuals with a passion to see the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed to the nations. Come use your God-given talents to help do this!
Our teams at Cru Headquarters are committed to praying for and with each other. Your faith isn’t just something apart from who you are, it's an integral part of you. Here at Cru, we want you to use your gifts to further the Kingdom each day.
The Kind of Work You’ll Be Doing
- Maintain the organization's Oracle and PostgreSQL databases in a physical Linux and cloud-hosted environment.
- Monitor availability of critical database systems. This includes participation in the database on-call rotation which provides 24x7 support coverage.
- Independently troubleshoot Production database incidents with little oversight. Work with vendor support as needed to resolve issues.
- Manage database security including user access, data encryption, and enforcement of strong password policies, designs security and integrity controls.
- Perform database restores for data refreshes as required by application development teams.
- Apply understanding of relational database concepts and query languages in order to assist with SQL and hardware performance tuning.
- Provide database support for new application initiatives such as application upgrades or new software deployments.
- Automate database administration tasks to increase efficiency.
- Upgrade database software to new major and minor release versions.
- Design and analyze policies, procedures, and standards relating to database management.
- Assist developers in troubleshooting application issues.
- Identify areas where operational efficiency improvements could be made, and propose solutions.
- Provide guidance and training to other administrators and developers where applicable.
- Participate in change control processes, documentation, and communication about work.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent 4-year degree and 5-7 years of Oracle database experience.
- 2 years of Oracle RAC experience is preferred.
- Experience working with automation tools such as Ansible is preferred.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package.
