Associate Database Administrator

Company Summary

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for six consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

Job Summary

Essential Functions

  • Designs, develops, implements and maintains moderately complex databases systems including MS SQL server, AWS RDS, NoSQL or similar database technology

  • Reviews database usage & provides analysis to management for system improvements and enhancements

  • Work on indexing, replicating and performing disaster recovery services across multiple AWS regions

  • Tunes and optimizes database performance

  • Support production priority issues, troubleshoots and resolves database problems, escalating more complex issues to senior level DBAs

  • Adapt database and related software to ensure a working interface and effective performance between applications software, systems software, and installed hardware.

  • Implements security according to defined standards

  • Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs

  • Code review database changes to ensure minimal risk of database code deployment

  • Assist Sr. DBAs by choosing the best course of action by establishing decision criteria and evaluating alternatives.

  • Acts and responds quickly to stated business, people or stakeholder challenges.

  • Ensures optimal database performance and availability.

  • Resolve incident tickets in timely manner and seek for long term solution to prevent similar issues from occurring. 

  • Improving data quality through data analysis, monitoring, gap analyses, and working with the teams to provide solutions and resolve errors.

  • Developing, implementing, maintaining, and following change control and testing processes for modifications to databases.

  • Establishing backup and recovery or replication plans to minimize data loss and system downtime.

  • Maintaining data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users).

  • Reviewing the security logs from the SQL Server Error Logs to determine if you had a breach or a violation in one of your policies

Technical Skills:

  • Structured Query Language (SQL), e.g. SQL/PSM, Transact-SQL queries, writes SQL scripts in SQL Server 2000/2005/ 2012/ 2016, etc.

  • Experience working with cloud-based database technologies from AWS and Azure (RDS, Aurora, etc)

  • Solid knowledge of several database management systems to install, upgrade, configure, design, develop, implement, secure, tune, monitor and maintain as required

  • Solid knowledge of database design to produce sound logical and physical data models

  • Experience with varied forms of data design, such as online transaction processing, online analytical processing, data warehousing, operational data stores, and decision support systems

  • Knowledge of scripting and programming languages to support automation tasks a plus

  • Familiar working in an agile DevOps environment a plus

  • 3-5 years of directly related experience

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First American invests in its employees' development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
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