Data Engineering and Database Administration Specialist

1 month ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand WETA DIGITAL Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineering and Database Administration Specialist to join our Infrastructure team at Wētā FX. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the way we manage and use our data, leveraging your expertise in data engineering, big data, and database administration.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for introducing new processes and procedures to improve the administration and utilization of our data. This includes instituting a program of work to upgrade and optimize our core MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Elastic clusters, as well as implementing best practice database administration.

You will provide developer support, user education, and various development and data-oriented services. Additionally, you will contribute to platform architecture, project-based work, strategy development, and technology research.

Key Responsibilities
  • Instituting a program of work to upgrade and optimize our core MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Elastic clusters
  • Implementing best practice database administration, including provisioning, monitoring, cloning, replication, backups, upgrades, availability, performance monitoring, trouble shooting, recovery, archiving, tuning, query optimization, and change control
  • Providing developer support, user education, and various development and data-oriented services
  • Contributing to platform architecture, project-based work, strategy development, and technology research
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  • Experience in data engineering, big data, and database administration
  • Familiarity with RDBMS administration, including MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, with exposure to large datasets in HA environments
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Kafka, or similar adjunct data systems
  • Infrastructure automation using Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, or similar orchestration tools
  • Proficiency in a common scripting language, such as Python, Ruby, Go, or Node.js
  • Monitoring systems, such as Sensu
  • An eye for detail, with strong problem-solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Benefits

We offer a competitive salary range of $120,000 - $180,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus a range of benefits, including:

  • A dynamic and supportive work environment
  • Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
  • A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
  • A generous superannuation scheme
Why Join Us?

At Wētā FX, we celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an inclusive and respectful work environment. We value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves. If you're passionate about data engineering and database administration, and want to be part of a team that's shaping the future of the industry, we'd love to hear from you.



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