Sr Database Administrator
Core
Ensure reliable, secure, and highly available database platforms powering guest and cast experiences across Disney parks, resorts, cruises, and consumer operations.
Role type
Senior IC Database Administrator
Builds
End-to-end database infrastructure (on-premises and cloud) supporting Disney Experiences technology solutions
Domain
Entertainment / Hospitality / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Relational and NoSQL database administration, Oracle, PostgreSQL, AWS, database performance tuning, disaster recovery planning, Infrastructure as Code, Linux, networking, containerized environments
Preferred skills
Database Reliability Engineering (DRE), Systems Reliability Engineering (SRE), Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, Python, Java, Go, Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines
Technologies
Amazon RDS, Percona Monitoring and Management, Oracle Enterprise Manager, AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, Git, GitLab, GitHub
Responsibilities
Build, deploy, and ensure 24/7/365 availability of database infrastructure; Analyze, design, and deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database architectures; Perform database performance tuning, troubleshooting, and administration; Plan and implement infrastructure changes through capacity forecasting and right-sizing; Implement and manage database availability monitoring, metrics, and alerting; Develop and maintain robust backup, restore, and recovery strategies; Leverage automation and configuration management tooling to increase operational efficiency; Provide oversight and direction to junior team members as a mentor
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities