Zeta Global

Lead Database Administrator

Zeta Global • $120K — $150K *
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • 8-12 years of hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL.
  • Strong background in database administration, including configuration, backup/restore, and replication.
  • Experience leading and mentoring a team of database administrators.
  • Proficient in performance optimization techniques and tools.
  • Exceptional communication and troubleshooting skills.
  • Familiarity with scripting languages (bash, python) and automation using Terraform.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and optimize Zeta's cloud-based PostgreSQL and MySQL database clusters globally.
  • Lead and mentor a team of database administrators, ensuring high-quality DBA support.
  • Collaborate with the Engineering Director to supervise the DBA team and promote best practices.
  • Coordinate with application development teams for database changes, ensuring proper prioritization and scheduling.
  • Provide hands-on support for large-scale databases running on AWS.
  • Identify optimization opportunities and resolve database performance issues proactively.
  • Enhance service availability and scalability through tuning, automation, and improved processes.
  • Engage with NoSQL and New SQL databases like CouchDB and Yugabyte for design and maintenance tasks.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and team mentoring.
  • Engagement with innovative database technologies.
  • Dynamic work environment with a global focus on cloud-based systems.
  • Chance to lead high-impact projects related to enterprise database systems.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are looking for a Lead Database Engineer to oversee the design, administration, and optimization of enterprise database systems supporting critical applications and data platforms. The role involves leading database operations, customer engagement, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, high availability, and mentoring teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and secure database environments

Responsibilities

  • Accountable to manage Zeta's ever growing cloud based PostgreSQL and MySQL database clusters across the world.
  • Lead a dedicated team of database administrators to provide high quality DBA support for Postgres and MySQL clusters across the world.
  • Work closely with the Engineering Director and supervise the DBA team, delegate tasks, mentor, and encourage best practices.
  • Work closely with various application development teams to ensure database changes adhere to best practices and are properly prioritized and scheduled.
  • Should be hands-on supporting large-scale database running on AWS
  • Proactively identify areas of optimization and troubleshoot database performance issues
  • Improve service availability and scalability through tuning, automation, tools, and process
  • In addition to Relational Databases, be involved in everything related to NoSQL and New SQL databases like couchDB, Yugabyte and their deployments, design, maintenance, migrations, administration, configuration, etc.
  • Perform various audits of existing databases, figure out possible improvements and ways to implement them efficiently.


Skills

  • Experience in Database Administration - configuration, backup/restore, replication, etc. Experience with databases of large sizes which are in the order of 10s of TBs is a plus
  • Experience in mentoring a team of database administrators.
  • Experience in performance optimization techniques
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer science or equivalent
  • Excellent Troubleshooting and Communication skills
  • Mandatory : Exceptional knowledge of PostgreSQL (experience with MySQL is a plus).
  • Ability to solve problems, make sound decisions and use good judgement
  • Experience in any one of the scripting languages (bash, python)
  • Experience in automating DBA activities using Terraform technologies


Experience and Qualifications

  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in engineering (computer science, information systems)
  • 8 to 12 years hands-on experience on various relational databases with PostgreSQL as primary skillset.

About Zeta Global

Zeta Global is a data-driven marketing technology company that combines the power of artificial intelligence with the scale of data, applying insights from over 2.4 billion user profiles to generate business outcomes. Zeta Global?s products and services include programmatic media buying, email marketing, CRM, data and analytics, and marketing automation. The company serves a wide range of industries, including financial services, insurance, automotive, telecommunications, retail, publishing, and travel. Zeta Global has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Learn more about Zeta Global
Size
1,300 employees
Market Cap
$1.7 billion
Industry
Media
Founded
2007
NASDAQ
ZETA
* Ladders Estimates

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