• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Engineer: Database


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• As a Senior Database Engineer in the Data Engineering Department, you will be responsible for building and maintaining Cellulant's rapidly expanding OLTP Data Infrastructure.


• You will be responsible for ensuring all of Cellulant OLTP data platforms are highly available, resilient including redundancy and disaster recovery, scalable, secure, cost-optimized, and well-documented.

Key Relationships: Software Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, CI/CD Engineers, Data Warehouse Team, Customer Success Teams, Analytics Team.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deploy and manage OLTP databases to meet Cellulant's data processing and storage needs.


• Work with Software Engineers to design and optimize database schemas.


• Ensure the database platforms are highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient.


• Review all database changes coming from Software Engineers.


• Ensure all database processes are automated and documented.


• Ensure data integrity is constantly maintained in all database environments


• Ensure all database environments and processes are well monitored.


• Control access to database environments and ensure the same is not compromised.


• Ensure all database deployments meet BCP and DR requirements including backups.


• Ensure all database engines are patched and are up to date in terms of version.


• Ensure cost optimization of database platforms.


• Periodically review the Company database tech stack and advise on improvements or new options that align with the long-term data strategy.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Must-Have Experience:

• At least 3-5 Years of experience as a database engineer managing large-scale database environments.


• Experience in deploying and managing very large SQL database platforms.


• Experience deploying services on Managed Databases using cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, and Azure.


• Experience deploying and managing large database clusters using open-source database engines, especially MySQL.


• Experience with database load balancing tools.


• Solid Experience in the administration of Linux environments.


• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in an IT or Engineering related discipline.

Experience That Will Count in Your Favor:

• Experience with deploying and managing non-relational (NoSQL/NewSQL) databases will be an added advantage.


• Experience with deploying and managing in-memory and message queue database engines like RabbitMQ, Redis, Kafka, etc will be an added advantage.


• A solid understanding of Internet-based technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, Security, HTTP/HTTPS).


• Knowledge of security approaches within cloud and data center infrastructure.


• Interest and motivation to document key points of design and operational practices, working within existing within the team approaches.


• Experience with data scripting languages eg Python is desirable.

Skills Required:

• Database Administration for SQL and NoSQL environments.


• Linux Administration.


• Proficiency in SQL language.


• Proficiency in open-source database engines and tools.


• Proficiency in cloud database computing.