Job description
This position may be performed remotely anywhere within the United States except for the State of Colorado, Alaska, North Dakota, or South Dakota.
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Blackhawk Network offers benefits including 401k with employer match, medical, dental, vision, 12 paid holidays in the year 2023, sick pay accrual according to state law, parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, wellness benefits, and flexible time off for all full-time employees.
Blackhawk Network is building a digital platform and products that bring people and brands together. We facilitate cross channel payments via cash-in, cash-out and mobile payments. By leveraging blockchain, smart contracts, serverless technology, real time payment systems, we are unlocking the next million users through innovation.
Our employees are our biggest assets! Come find out how we engage, with the biggest brands in the world. We look for people who collaborate, who are inspirational, who have passion that can make a difference by working as a team while striving for global excellence.
As a leader in branded payments, we are building a strong diverse team. This is an amazing opportunity for problem solvers who want to be a part of an innovative and creative Operations team that values your contribution to the company. If this role has your name written all over it, please contact us apply now with a resume so that we explore further and get connected.
The Senior Database Admin is responsible for the planning, designing, configuration, testing, and maintenance of components of Blackhawk Network’s business critical IT infrastructure.
- Configure and maintain the database infrastructure, performing patching and migration as needed
- Design, develop and maintain database schemas and database objects including stored procedures, functions, triggers and views
- Monitoring and tuning database performance from SQL to infrastructure
- Managing the database's storage structures
- Making database backups, performing recovery when necessary
- Design and implement state-of-the-art technical solutions
- Provide technical assistance for the day to day running of the business
- Create runbooks, provide guidance to other areas of the business
- Work on projects designed to implement solutions to simplify the IT infrastructure
- Work with other internal teams to ensure critical infrastructure projects progress as per plan
- Assist other business partners and application owners to ensure their application is highly available
- Install, configure and be the SME on various database technologies and platforms
- Learn new technologies and stay up-to-date on database solutions for IT infrastructure
- Providing leadership to 3rd parties to implement IT project work
- Communicate (written/verbal) with management, key users, and external vendors
- Build and maintain key relationships with other IT teams, internal departments such as Infosec, Compliance, and other external partners
- Troubleshoot issues to find root cause, and participate in corrective action/preventive action measures to remediate issues
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Provide on-call support as required
- 5+ years’ experience designing, developing and managing enterprise-level databases Microsoft SQL Server.
- 4+ years’ experience with Data Warehouse, Data Management Reporting including dashboard development
- 4+ years’ experience designing and implementing high availability and disaster recovery for database platforms
- 4+ years’ experience with ETL tools like MSFT SSIS and Business Intelligence tools like Power BI
- 1+ years’ experience with cloud hosted databases
- Experience with Netezza and Imperva product lines are a plus
- Experience with Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, MongoDB desirable, MySQL
- Strong understanding of data engineering, structure, formatting, conditioning, and analysis
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or active similar level database certification
Key Factors for Success
- Strong analytical and decision-making abilities
- Able to build strong partnership with business partners and the project teams
- Takes responsibility for delivering superior value and client service
- Works well with people who have diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives
- Influences others without direct authority
- Approaches opportunities and issues with an optimistic, action-oriented, and solution-based approach
- Strong documentation skills
- Detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, and self-sufficient
- Working in a project orientated manner, working with 3rdparties to fulfil
- Deep desire to learn new products and technologies
- Customer focused, goal-oriented team player committed to quality and detail
- Ability to quickly adapt to new situations, work in a team environment, work with little supervision, and develop ownership of new technologies
- Leadership qualities in strategizing approaches and managing project objectives
- Ability to develop, plan, and lead project work
- Innovative thinker who is positive, proactive and readily embraces change
Blackhawk Network encourages applicants with previous criminal records to apply to all positions and, pursuant to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Acts (and other “Fair Chance” laws), Blackhawk Network will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For Philadelphia applicants or jobs, please see a copy of Philadelphia’s ordinance on this topic by clicking this link: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-280104.
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