Database Engineer
Job Description
Summary
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of becoming industry leading products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.
We are part of Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) division. The Operations DBA Team is responsible for monitoring, support and maintenance of mission critical databases under Data Services in a 16 x 7 Shift Support model. This includes software installation, configuration, Migrations and Upgrades, Patching and Refresh, Incident and Problem management, troubleshooting, Backup/Restore/Recovery of databases across multiple technologies including Oracle, Mongo, MySQL, Vertica etc. These databases are deployed across BareMetal, AWS and Kubernetes.
The job is located in Hyderabad, India.
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of becoming industry leading products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.
We are part of Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) division. The Operations DBA Team is responsible for monitoring, support and maintenance of mission critical databases under Data Services in a 16 x 7 Shift Support model. This includes software installation, configuration, Migrations and Upgrades, Patching and Refresh, Incident and Problem management, troubleshooting, Backup/Restore/Recovery of databases across multiple technologies including Oracle, Mongo, MySQL, Vertica etc. These databases are deployed across BareMetal, AWS and Kubernetes.
The job is located in Hyderabad, India.
Description
We are looking to hire extraordinary individuals to join the Global Data Services team as DB Operations Engineer. In this role you will help build and manage the database platform that delivers Apple services to all of its customers around the world and help us build the Apple experience on a global scale. The expectations from the job position would be:
- Build, maintain and continuously support database infrastructure.
- Experience in regular DBA tasks including health checks, troubleshooting issues and maintenance.
- Support various database maintenance activities like Database Upgrades, Patch Management, User Management and backups.
- Setup and support Golden Gate Active-Active replication environments for databases within and across geographic locations.
- Setup and support Oracle Data Guard FSFO for high availability and implement zero data loss solution.
- Experience in MongoDB Sharding and Replication concepts.
- Experience in Ops Manager installation and monitoring setups.
- MongoDB backup and recovery from Ops Manager.
- Experience in TLS and SSL configuration setups.
- Build, maintain and supervise MySQL Primary/Replica including Percona Clusters.
- Support various load tests from Application teams during ramp up period.
- Identify avenues for automation for mundane and recurring database tasks and implement automated solutions.
- Implement industry-wide standard methodologies and daily health checks within host server and database environments.
- Take ownership for fast-paced, sophisticated and distributed database environments supporting OLTP systems across multiple platforms.
- Solve sophisticated technical problems under pressure, implement solutions that are massively scalable, while managing multiple customer groups.
- Build, maintain and continuously support database infrastructure.
- Experience in regular DBA tasks including health checks, troubleshooting issues and maintenance.
- Support various database maintenance activities like Database Upgrades, Patch Management, User Management and backups.
- Setup and support Golden Gate Active-Active replication environments for databases within and across geographic locations.
- Setup and support Oracle Data Guard FSFO for high availability and implement zero data loss solution.
- Experience in MongoDB Sharding and Replication concepts.
- Experience in Ops Manager installation and monitoring setups.
- MongoDB backup and recovery from Ops Manager.
- Experience in TLS and SSL configuration setups.
- Build, maintain and supervise MySQL Primary/Replica including Percona Clusters.
- Support various load tests from Application teams during ramp up period.
- Identify avenues for automation for mundane and recurring database tasks and implement automated solutions.
- Implement industry-wide standard methodologies and daily health checks within host server and database environments.
- Take ownership for fast-paced, sophisticated and distributed database environments supporting OLTP systems across multiple platforms.
- Solve sophisticated technical problems under pressure, implement solutions that are massively scalable, while managing multiple customer groups.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3 - 10 Years of relevant experience.
- Flexible working in rotational shift model.
- Solid grasp of database concepts, troubleshooting skills and root cause analysis.
- Good experience in Oracle architecture, memory and background processes. Good hands-on exposure to Oracle High Availability including DataGuard/FSFO/Golden Gate/RAC/ASM.
- Expertise in Oracle 12c/18c/19c Configuration and Administration.
- Experience in handling Mongo 4.x DB environments - Sharded and Non-Sharded Clusters.
- Experience in running OPS manager, Mongo DB upgrades, Basic problem solving.
- Experience in automation/Devops using Jenkins.
- Good knowledge of SQL and PLSQL.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, validated collaboration skills.
- Bachelor or equivalent experience in Computer Science / Engineering
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in MySQL and Vertica DB will be valued.
- Experience with public clouds (GCP & AWS).
- Knowledge on Kubernetes is a plus.
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