Database Reliability Engineer

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

DATABASE RELIABILITY ENGINEER

SpaceX is looking for a Database Reliability Engineer with strong technical knowledge in Microsoft SQL/ PowerBI technologies as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills. This employee will be a part of our IT Engineering organization and join a team of database administrators and engineers responsible for all database technologies used throughout SpaceX. The ideal candidate will be flexible, flourish in a fast-paced and challenging environment and have an insatiable desire to learn, solve complex problems and help others. They should be a self-starter, self-motivator, and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.  This individual will need to demonstrate strong knowledge in Windows, server/storage infrastructure, and troubleshooting skills.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs.  

• Perform root cause analysis of production-related database issues.  

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize schemas, queries, and database/server configurations.  

• Perform data migration / data transformation from OLTP to OLAP systems.  

• Develop code to automate routine tasks and provide end user self-service tools by leveraging PowerShell or a similar scripting language.  

• Engineer, deploy and maintain all aspects of Microsoft SQL database monitoring.  

• Quickly address critical support situations by providing effective solutions to database technical issues.  

• Manage PowerBI licensing, utilization, permissions and provide best-practices guidance and query optimization assistance for users.  

• Provide comprehensive and fully vetted backup and restore solutions.  

• Engineer, implement and routinely test Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.  

• Develop and maintain strong documentation and support runbooks.  

• Support and foster the professional growth of other database engineering and administration staff via cross-training, coaching and responsibility sharing.  

• Participate in an on-call rotation.  

  BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering discipline and 5+ years of experience in IT; OR 7+ years of professional experience with database reliability or DevOps in lieu of a degree.

• 7+ years experience in monitoring and tuning databases to provide highly available and performant services.

• 5+ years experience in optimizing SQL queries and data replication & transformation.

  PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proficient in SQ