Summary: Ivy Partners is seeking an AWS/Redshift Database Administrator to manage, monitor, and optimize database environments, ensuring performance and reliability. Highlights: 1. Opportunity for personal and professional development 2. Supportive environment with training and growth prospects 3. Work with cutting-edge technology and innovative approaches **Our Mission** **Ivy Partners** is a Swiss consulting firm that assists companies in addressing their strategic, technological, and organizational challenges. We are committed to providing our employees with a career that enhances both their personal and professional development. We support their skill advancement and offer them genuine opportunities for progression. **As an AWS/Redshift Database Administrator at Ivy Partners, you will:** * Monitor Redshift cluster health, performance, and resource utilization daily. * Manage and tune WLM queues to effectively isolate and prioritize workloads. * Implement VACUUM and ANALYZE strategies for large\-scale tables in a high\-demand production environment. * Diagnose and resolve performance issues through SVL/STV system views, CloudWatch metrics, and the Redshift console. * Participate in incident response, including war room calls with senior management. * Proactively monitor all supported database platforms, identify anomalies, and collaborate with development teams. * Conduct maintenance and disaster recovery operations during scheduled windows. * Handle on\-call responsibilities across a broad database stack, ensuring robust triage capability. * Oversee installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades across on\-premises and AWS database environments. * Administer user access, space allocation, backup policies, and disaster recovery configurations * Work: 4x times per week in the Office in Porto. **About You** You are our ideal candidate if you: * Possess over 5 years of experience as a Database Administrator with a deep focus on AWS database services in a production setting. * Have expert\-level, hands\-on Amazon Redshift administration skills including cluster management, distribution and sort key strategies, WLM queue configuration, and performance diagnostics. * Maintain solid operational DBA experience with at least one additional RDBMS such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server, either on\-premises or via AWS RDS and Aurora. * Are available for Saturday production windows and monthly on\-call rotations after a thorough initial onboarding period (approximately two to three months). * Demonstrate composure and clear communication skills in high\-pressure situations involving executive stakeholders. * Fluent English both spoken and written. **Why join Ivy Partners?** * **Care** \| We care about our employees by creating a supportive environment where everyone is valued and empowered with training and growth prospects. * **Trust** \| Trust forms the bedrock of our client relationships, fostering a partnership characterized by professionalism, ongoing trust, and transparency. * **Innovation** \| We drive effective digital transformation with our cutting\-edge technology and innovative approach. * **Responsibility** \| Our commitment to the community is deep\-rooted and we diligently work towards making a sustainable impact.
João Santos
Indeed · HR
João Santos
Indeed · HR
