Tuesday, August 06, 2013

EchoStar - DBA

"Opportunity for a level of responsibility that could take years to reach"
In other words, you will be thrown in to the deep ocean and told to swim with the sharks to support unsupported "free" software.  Have fun working every Saturday to attend the standing Saturday morning conference call.
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Echostar is looking for a MySQL DBA to perform duties in the full cycle including development, testing and production support.  Databases will include a variety of types including large data warehouse used for tracking and reporting, high availability web server backend DBs, large replication environment, etc.

Responsibilities:
Maintain existing MySQL environments, including large replication environments for data mining and mid-sized High Availability environments.
Review and make recommendations for tuning existing environments.
Design and tune new tables, databases and environments for both existing environments and new work.
Monitor and support current and future environments.
Create, maintain and update maintenance scripts for MySQL and SQLite databases.
Design, create and implement new database environments including HA and replication setups.

Basic Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or Engineering or related field
4 years hands-on experience in database administration of MySQL.
4 years experience with various MySQL engine types, include InnoDB, MyISAM, MEMORY.
2 years experience with setup, configuration, maintenance, trouble-shooting MySQL replication environments.
4 years experience with performance tuning MySQL databases for a variety of environments and user requirements.
4 years experience with Linux, including experience writing Linux scripts.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with MySQL Clustering configuration, setup and maintenance.
Experience with High Availability MySQL environments.
Experience using PERL for database maintenance and interaction.
Experience with using and configuring NoSQL environments (MongoDB, etc).
Experience with SQLite design, configuration, tuning and consolidation
Experience with other relational database systems such as Oracle, PostgreSQL.

Benefits:
Medical, Health Savings Account, Dental and Vision Insurance
Flexible spending options and Employee Assistance Plan
401(k) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Referral Program
Training Opportunities
FREE DISH Network Satellite TV System and Programming
FREE Hughes Network Service
50% Discounts on Sling technology and service
Corporate discounts for retail and personal travel
Opportunity for a level of responsibility that could take years to reach