Associate Senior Database Administrator

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain computerized databases, including base definition, structure, documentation, and operational guidelines
• Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and security through established integrity controls
• Assist with the installation, testing, and migration of database software, utilities, and patches within production environments
• Manage authentication and authorization requests, including user account maintenance and data permissions
• Support database backup tasks and participate in disaster recovery exercises
• Assist with storage and capacity planning, including routine maintenance like data compression or defragmentation
• Participate in database tuning, monitoring, and optimizing tasks such as query performance and index rebuilding
• Maintain operational database documentation, including disaster recovery and performance tuning standards

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Proven experience with the installation, customization, testing, and maintenance of database systems in a production environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in an IT-related field
• Extensive knowledge of AWS and Azure managed databases
• Experience with MongoDB (Atlas) and PostgreSQL
• Knowledge of Oracle or SQL Server
• Expertise in database recovery technologies for local and geographically dispersed systems

About the Company

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) is a Fortune 500 company that empowers simple, fast, and secure payments for everyone. We have built a complete, worldwide commerce ecosystem that delivers software and services at scale to millions of companies, from ambitious startups to global enterprises.