Database Administrator (Remote)

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About the Role

As a Database Administrator, you will develop, test, deploy, and iteratively improve database capabilities, features and APIs.

What You’ll Do

Collaborate with software engineers, designers, product managers, end-users and other database team engineers

Leverage critical thinking, experimentation, data, end-user feedback, and industry best practices to achieve desired business outcomes

Develop and integrate high-quality database products that are secure, simple to use, easy to operate and fully integrated

Manage all technical aspects related to the database product lifecycle, including code, infrastructure, data, security, CICD and documentation

Contribute to database engineering and software development standards

Enhance and simplify the database user experience for development teams

Implement software engineering practices using tools that are both cloud-based and on-premises

Oversee all technical aspects of the database product lifecycle, including code, infrastructure, data, security, CICD and documentation

Create high-quality, secure, easy-to-use database products that enhance the development team's user experience

Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

Passion for turning complex distributed systems into highly available, fully integrated and easy-to-use products

Experience in development, infrastructure systems, infrastructure operations and infrastructure security

Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies or techniques quickly

Open-minded approach to problem-solving centered around the needs of the customer

Strong team player with a focus on contributing to team success

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in MIS, Computer Science or related field

Experience with object-oriented development using GitLab, Powershell, Python, Shell or Go

2+ years of experience in software or infrastructure platform development.

Knowledge of application design patterns, event-driven architecture and testing strategies

Experience with continuous integration, continuous deployment and test-driven development

Experience working with major cloud platforms (GCP and/or AWS)

Background working with infrastructure as code and GitOps methodologies

Experience deploying, configuring, migrating, and supporting common stateful distributed systems, messaging, or database technologies such as Oracle, MSSQL, and MySQL.

Preferred

Experience with CloudSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section

Ability to comply with dress code requirements

Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation

Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company

Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel

Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others

Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs

Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.

Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units

Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner

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Kohl's Corporate Offices (0900), United States of America

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