Data Services Team Leader - Toronto
Afilias is a global provider of Internet infrastructure services that connect people to their data. Afilias' technology supports a wide range of applications including Internet domain registry services, and premium DNS. Afilias began operations in July 2001 with the launch of the top-level domain registry for .INFO. Today, Afilias supports a more diverse base of TLDs than any other registry services provider.
Afilias offers a dynamic workplace and opportunities to work with registry operators, registrars, partners and regulatory institutions. Afilias’ products and services fundamentally facilitate how we find each other using computers; how domains are sold and managed; how top-level domains are introduced; and how international users can have domains in their own language scripts.
We are seeking a Data Services Team Leader to join our DBA team. This individual will be preforming Team Leading duties, from day-to-day management of the team’s work to filling-in for the department manager when required, and to perform Database Administration (DBA) duties as described below. Our Data Services team consists of 8 highly technical and very capable DBAs, and we are involved in all the aspects of supporting our business applications from the development stage to the production implementation. As such, we are participating in application development, performing database analysis and design, and supporting the applications in production on a 24x7 basis.
Key Team Leadership Responsibilities:
• To perform day-to-day management of the team’s work
• To provide technical advice and guidelines to the team members
• To manage small internal projects such as improvements
• To provide DBA policies, guidelines, and procedures, and maintain them up-to-date
• To assist with management responsibilities such as resources and long term planning
• To fill-in for the department manager when required
Key Technical DBA Responsibilities:
• To provide Technical DBA services and support for Production, Development, and Testing databases, and for related systems
• To provide Development DBA support for Business Applications using these databases, and to customers and other support groups
• To provide Data Administration and Database Research & Development services for all of the above
• Ensure availability and recoverability of the databases in accordance with our service level agreements
• Work closely with other support groups during DBMS's software installation and Business Application upgrades
• Monitor the databases' performance and tune them as necessary and repair problems quickly and correctly
• Provide Data Administration and Database Analysis, Design, and tuning service to developers and other support groups
Required Non-Technical Skills:
• Team Leading experience for at least 3 years, combined with a university degree in Computer Science or related field, or an equivalent experience
• Exceptionally thorough and efficient with good organisational skills
• Excellent analytical abilities and problems solving skills
• Self-directed and excellent ability to take initiative
• Excellent comprehension of written technical material and ability to quickly learn new technology
• Excellent interpersonal skills and cooperation with others
• Excellent ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment with potentially conflicting priorities
• Excellent verbal communication skills and good written communication skills
Required Technical Knowledge and Skills:
• Experience supporting production RDBMSs; PostgreSQL experience is strongly preferred
• Solid knowledge of SQL, and ability to transfer this knowledge to others
• Experience as a UNIX sysadmin and shell scripting; LINUX and AIX is strongly preferred
• Experience supporting a mission-critical database environment on a 24x7 basis
• Familiarity with replicated databases and replication systems; Slony experience is strongly preferred
• Familiarity with approaches to database backup & recovery, and Disaster Recovery in general
• Familiarity with Data Administration concepts and tools is an asset
• Familiarity with additional DBMSs (other than PostgreSQL) is an asset
• Familiarity with data storage devices is an asset
• Programming experience is an asset
Mental and Physical Demands:
• Work daily on a personal computer in a standard open-plan office environment
• Sometimes require to concentrate under high stress and short deadlines
• On a rotational basis carry a mobile phone during non-regular working hours and provide 24x7 support for Production databases
• Sometimes require to work extended periods outside regular office hours
• Sometimes require to work from remote locations (remote offices, home)
• Sometimes require to travel between Toronto and other destinations in Canada and the USA
To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to abull@afilias.info