Senior Database Administrator

Want to be a part of a tight-knit team responsible for creating and publishing some of the most popular and critically-acclaimed games in the world including such videogame franchises as Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Red Dead and much more.

Rockstar San Diego is seeking a Sr. DBA to join our award-winning development team. Your primary role will be architecting and operating the databases that play a vital role in the support of critical platforms and services. You should have prior experience in database operations, design and architecture, administration (monitoring and proactive maintenance, tuning and backup and recovery).

• Installation, architecture, and configuration of MS SQL 2014 & 2016.
• Proactive and reactive performance tuning.
• Participation in ongoing SQL development projects.
• Physical data modelling.
• Developing SSIS and other ETL solutions to analytical platforms.
• Issue detection and resolution.
• Development of automation and scripts to perform proactive maintenance.
• Participate in 24/7 operations via on call rotation schedule.
• Backup and recovery.
• Provide guidance to engineers, architects and additional team members.
• Strong knowledge of deployments and source control.
• Documentation skills for processes and procedures.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for database engines and developing a deep expertise in database internals and systems integration. The DBA must possess strong ownership qualities and be service oriented. Experience in the game industry is not required, but a passion for gaming is a huge plus.

• Six or more years of current administration experience in MS SQL Server.
• Must possess advanced SQL skills.
• Proficiency in TSQL.
• Expertise in storage, servers, operating systems and application interaction.
• A sense of ownership, initiative and drive.
• Experience in MongoDB, Hadoop, Vertica or Redis is a big plus.
• Solid understanding and proficiency in Linux is a big plus.
• Passion for Rockstar Games is a plus.