Friday, April 25, 2014

EchoStar - MySQL DBA

Summary:          
Echostar, in Englewood, CO,  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 or equivalent experience 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. 

About EchoStar:
EchoStar delivers innovative products and services that power global communication, commerce and entertainment. Through our market-leading Digital Broadcast Centers across North America, we operate one the world’s largest and most advanced digital broadcast networks, serving over 17 million end users every day. Our historical pioneering development of market solutions such as satellite spot-beam technology, end-to-end MPEG4 video delivery, placeshifting, whole home DVR sharing and VSAT data network management have consistently set new standards in the industry.
 
EchoStar provides a variety of benefits for all employees.  In addition to health and wellness benefits that support a new era in healthcare management, we provide unique benefits including Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Stock Purchase, Discounted rates on HughesNet and Dish Network services, Slingbox discounts and much more.
 
For a complete list of benefits and specific company detail please visit www.echostar.com
 
EchoStar is an EEO employer (M/F/D/V)