As a Senior Database Administrator, you will Support, Administer, Manage, and Tune the multi-terabyte Database Systems that will enable S&P Global Market Intelligence to ingest, manage, process and serve-up Market Data Products (Research Content, Pricing, Ratings & Financial Aggregates) as well as our highly transactional and dynamic web-based MI and Legacy CIQ Platforms.
Manage key database releases for QA, Pre-Production, Production and DR as part of the overall SDLC.
Maintain database including patch applications and enhancements/upgrades of environments.
Install upgrades and patches to existing databases servers
Automate routine maintenance tasks using scripting technologies
Solve, non-routine problems and determine the best solution through cost/benefit analysis.
Apply methods and procedures on new or special assignments.
Work with other teams with in operations and peer groups like Development and QA as a lead and/or member.
Work with IT Server Management and other groups and make sure that all events, incidents and problems are resolved as per the SLA.
Improve efficiency and quality of delivery by automating routine tasks.
Contribute to best of breed product support tools including run books, monitoring, and knowledge bases to aid in the product support process.
Suggest improvements to current processes and tools we use and also suggest implementation ideas.
Willing work on 24/7 shifts
Perform database backups/ refreshes in non-prod environments.
Participate 24x7 on call tier 3 support on a weekly rotating schedule
Contribute to process and troubleshooting documentation.
Should be able to support virtualized environment
Data integration between different platforms and DBMS
Working experience and ability to troubleshoot issues while data transfer via tools like Atunity, NiFi etc.
Work on different NO SQL technologies and provide solutions

What We are looking for:
We are looking for the kind of person who is not only a roll up the sleeves hard core database technologist, but also a passionate database team member who can lead by example and motivate their peers to excel.