Sr. Database Administrator / Elastic Search Engineer

Reporting to the Manager, Database Administration, the Senior Elastic Search Engineer will provide timely and quality database design, development, maintenance, and problem resolution services for internal and external customers. They will manage highly resilient corporate and cloud database infrastructure utilized by GHX DaaS/SaaS solutions. 

The Sr Elastic Search Engineer will work with various operational and development teams to plan, design and implement and support core database functionality that meets company initiatives with respect to performance, scalability, reliability, and adherence to operational policies and principles. At GHX we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Administration and management of GHX Elasticsearch implementation, including: 
• Maintain Elasticsearch clusters in a cloud based environment across multiple availability zones
• Evaluate existing Elasticsearch clusters , indexes and configurations for optimal performance
• Monitoring and alerting of capacity and performance 
• Troubleshoot cluster issues including sharding , automation , node failures etc
• Security and data access management 
• DR and BCP Fail over management 
• Development and engineering of GHX data stores (in collaboration with architects and software developers), including: 
• Database design/modeling and master data management 
• Object creation (dml, ddl and dcl)  
• Familiarity with Object Relational Mapping (ORM) tools a plus 
• Performance tuning 
• Logical to physical data model implementation 
• ETL process design and management 
• Release Management/Continuous Integration 
• Reporting and metrics development, analysis and presentation 
• Safeguard the company's data, tools and information systems by adhering to Operational and Security policies and procedures throughout lifecycle of service delivery. 

• 24/7 monitoring, on-call support and troubleshooting database issues, provide operational feedback to development and release teams.  

• Implement and maintain automated processes using standardized shell scripting tools. 

• Develop database engineering standards and practices for the secure operation of databases between our cloud environment, customer environments and third-party IaaS vendors/providers 

• May manage relationships with hardware vendors and ISPs 

• May coordinate the activities of other database engineers 

• May represent database services team for technical issues during cross functional meetings/stand-ups
• Ability to contribute different thoughts, ideas and viewpoints that lead to greater innovation on projects and cross-functional collaborative efforts

Required Experience: 

• 5-8 years’ experience in Elasticsearch Cluster Administration 
• 3+ years of MongoDB Administration – Preferred

• In depth knowledge of Elasticsearch
• Experience with Elastic cloud and migration to Elastic cloud
• Experience with cloud hosted databases , AWS preferred  

• Part of a support organization involved in implementation projects 

• Proven ability to manage databases in a high transaction/high availability environment 

• Experience with MongoDB Administration highly preferred

• Experience working with project managers/scrum master’s to implement new projects and resolve issues 

• Liaising directly with customers of an IT organization 

• Exposure to ITIL / ITSM / Managed Services / DevOps / SOA operational models 

• Knowledge of higher-level languages a plus (Java, C++, Python) 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in CS or related discipline or equivalent experience 

• Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills  

• Interpersonal skills with a strong orientation towards customer service 

• Excellent written and oral communications skills with demonstrated commitment to production of high-quality documentation 
• Excellent team player with good experience working with departmental and cross functional teams 
• We are looking for someone who is proficient in the role requirements, but who also brings a unique perspective and diversity of thought to our team. GHX encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply and is dedicated to providing equal