SFOX is looking for a MySQL/SQL Server Administrator and Engineer who is passionate about managing data and blockchain based financial technology. We are looking for someone who shares our values, is a team player but can work independently, and who thrives in a dynamic environment.
Role
In this role you will build and maintain database systems that support real-time trading applications alongside backend and frontend engineers and system admins. We are looking for a strong data management professional who will provide technical focus in building and maintaining critical data management systems.
What you'll do
- Originate innovative solutions to complex technical problems
- Create technically superior designs that meet requirements while accommodating future needs without sacrificing ease of implementation
- Create designs balanced in pragmatism and elegance
- Show commitment to the seriousness of your work, and discretion when dealing with problems
- Develop and maintain infrastructure the security strategy
- Work alongside the software engineering team to improve the quality of the database systems and their code & systems
- Day-to-day Commitment:
- Act as lead for complex problem resolution
- Coach and mentor other team members
- Deliver quality project support and consultation to others
- Identify and create effective data management standards and procedures
- Ensure that system design complies with policies, standards, and principals
- Identify and recommend solutions for opportunities for system improvement through internal processes, procedures, and new technologies
- Highly responsive engagement for 24 x 7 support during and outside of common work schedules
- Fulfill ad hoc query and report requests from other departments
- Effectively communicate with supervisor
About You
- Six years of experience in RDBMS physical and logical design, and development in MySQL and SQL Server
- Highly responsive communication when working remotely
- Ability to become the expert on a specific domain of technology and provide technical consultation to others
- Maintain top quality technical skills in a broad range of DBMSs, technology, and techniques
- Vast knowledge of MySQL and SQL Server subsystems and internals
- Deep experience in developing high volume, scalable, data-intensive systems
- Highly skilled in performance tuning and real time troubleshooting
- Entrenched skill in designing and developing highly optimized database code
- Solid understanding of DBMS hardware, including RAM, CPU, Permanent Storage, I/O, and other capacity related resources
- Ability to create or review architecture and specification documents ensuring database security, integrity, and performance
- Possess the ability to learn how applications work by analyzing schema, querying data, and reviewing SQL
- Excellent visual, written, and verbal communications with the ability to intuitively put ideas into tangible form
- Demonstrated ability in moving a software product through the full development lifecycle
- Extensive experience with AWS and RDS
- Working knowledge in building Business Intelligence services
- Knowledge of designing, building, and maintaining database clusters, business continuity, and recovery architecture and processes
- Passion for innovation and for working in early stage startups
We love
- Experience working with trading and market data
- Experience in trading digital currency
- Understanding of digital currency trading market
- Interest in Bitcoin, digital currency, and distributed ledger technology