Database Reliability Engineer for Large Data Systems
6 days ago
Job Overview
We are seeking a skilled Database Reliability Engineer to join our team at Weta Digital. The successful candidate will play a key role in introducing new processes and procedures to improve the way we administer and make use of our data.
About Us
Weta Digital is a world-leading visual effects company that has been pushing the boundaries of digital filmmaking for over two decades. We have a talented team of artists, technicians, and engineers who work together to create stunning visual effects for film and television productions.
Key Responsibilities
- Instituting a program of work to upgrade and optimise our core MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Elastic clusters
- Best practice database administration: provisioning, monitoring, cloning, replication, backups, upgrades, availability, performance monitoring, trouble shooting, recovery, archiving, tuning, query optimisation, upgrade management
- Developer support, user education, and provision of various development and data-oriented services
- Platform architecture, project-based work, strategy development, technology research
Required Skills and Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- RDBMS administration experience with MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, with exposure to large datasets in HA environments
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Kafka or similar adjunct data systems
- Infrastructure automation skills using Puppet, Ansible, Terraform or similar orchestration tools
- Proficiency in a common scripting language, such as Python, Ruby, Go, or NodeJS
- Monitoring systems knowledge, such as Sensu
Benefits
As a Database Reliability Engineer at Weta Digital, you can expect:
- A competitive salary and benefits package
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
- The chance to work on exciting and challenging projects with a talented team
How to Apply
If you are a motivated and experienced database administrator looking for a new challenge, please submit your application, including your resume and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and qualifications.
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