Database Administrator (DBA)
Data is the new oil. If you run a business, and you want to do anything with your data, the first thing you need to do is create the infrastructure required to store and query that data. This is where Pure Storage comes into play - with a variety of hardware and software solutions to get the maximum out of your data.
Engineering Productivity (EP) is an internal engineering organization working with PureStorage Engineering teams to provide productivity tools and services. We work with Flash Blade engineering teams to provide reliable database infrastructure services that are used to develop new products and features.
As a Database Administrator, you will work to improve the reliability and performance of Pure Storages critical database systems. You will be part of a team responsible for maintaining highly available database clusters, optimizing performance, and ensuring data integrity across our infrastructure. This means monitoring database health, implementing best practices, and collaborating with development teams to support their data needs.
We are looking for database administrators who are passionate about reliability, performance optimization, and data management.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and support highly available and resilient
PostgreSQL and MySQL
clusters - Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database performance for low-latency and high-throughput workloads
- Implement and execute
backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
for databases - Configure and maintain
observability and alerting
for proactive issue detection - Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to implement best practices in schema design, data partitioning, replication, and failover
- Support
capacity planning, scaling strategies, and performance tuning
initiatives - Implement security hardening, patching, and compliance measures for all managed database systems
- Provide
production on-call support
and participate in root cause analysis (RCA) for incidents - Maintain detailed runbooks for known incidents and contribute to building a comprehensive runbook library
- Evaluate and test new tools, technologies, and architectures to improve reliability and operational efficiency
- Manage database server VMs including critical OS patches and security patches
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated coding and scripting ability with
Bash, Python, or similar languages
for automation - Strong expertise in
PostgreSQL
(performance tuning, replication, partitioning, backup & restore) - Strong expertise in
MySQL
(InnoDB, clustering/replication, query optimization) - Able to work in a 24x7 oncall rotation using a follow the sun model (i.e. 8am to 8pm local time pager duty, approximately 1 week every 2-3 months)
- Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, and a sense of ownership and drive
- Experience in analyzing performance & debugging database systems in production environments
Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience managing databases in production environments
- Solid knowledge of
Linux system administration
and performance tuning - Understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems
- Hands-on experience with
infrastructure automation tools
(Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes) - Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, OpenTelemetry) to comprehend service health and create dashboards
- Experience with
Kafka
(distributed architecture, topic management, consumer groups, scaling, retention policies) - Experience with
RabbitMQ
(clustering, high availability, message routing, monitoring) - Exposure to
cloud platforms
(AWS, GCP, or Azure) and managed database services - Knowledge of
high-scale architectures
(multi-region, sharding, streaming pipelines) - Familiarity with
CI/CD integration
for database migrations and schema changes - Well organized, with ability to prioritize tasks and see them to completion
- Strong incident management skills and experience with SLOs and error budgets
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work on
business-critical infrastructure
- A collaborative environment where reliability and performance are first-class priorities
- Growth path toward advanced technical roles in data and infrastructure platforms
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
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Pure Innovation
: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers. -
Pure Growth
: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortunes Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area , Fortunes Best Workplaces for Millennials and certified as a Great Place to Work ! -
Pure Team
: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.
JOIN US AND BRING YOUR BEST.
BRING YOUR BOLD.
BRING YOUR FLASH.
