Job Description

United\'s Digital Technology team designs, develops, and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.

Our Values: At United Airlines, we believe that inclusion propels innovation and is the foundation of all that we do. Our Shared Purpose: "Connecting people. Uniting the world." drives us to be the best airline for our employees, customers, and everyone we serve, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. Our team spans the globe and is made up of diverse individuals all working together with cutting-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation.

With multiple employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities and world-class benefits like health insurance, parental leave, and space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work that will make you feel welcome and accepted. Come join our team and help us make a positive impact on the world.

Job overview and responsibilities

United Airlines is seeking talented people to join the Data Engineering team as Sr DBA. Data Engineering organization is responsible for driving data driven insights & innovation to support the data needs for commercial and operational projects with a digital focus.

As a DBA, you will engage with Data Engineering and DevOps team (including internal customers) for database administration initiatives.

You will be involved in Database administration, performance tuning, management and security of AWS databases deployment and enterprise data warehouse

You will provide technical support for all database environments including development/pre-production/production databases for the organization and will responsible for setting up of infrastructure, configuring, maintenance of environment including security to support cloud environment working along with DE and Cloud Engineering

Develop and implement innovative solutions leading to automation

Mentor and train junior engineers

This position is offered on local terms and conditions. Expatriate assignments and sponsorship for employment visas, even on a time-limited visa status, will not be awarded. This position is for United Airlines Business Services Pvt. Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of United Airlines Inc.

Qualifications

Required

BS/BA, in computer science or related STEM field

We are seeking creative, driven, detail-oriented individuals who enjoy tackling tough problems with data and insights

Individuals who have a natural curiosity and desire to solve problems are encouraged to apply

5+ years of IT and hands on experience with database systems

4+ years in experience in supporting production environment with a focus on upgrades/migrations

3+ years of experience with relational database systems like Oracle, MS-SQL, Teradata or any other relational database experience

2+ years\xe2\x80\x99 experience with Cloud migration of existing apps to AWS (on premise)

Good and proven knowledge of Postgres/SQL on Amazon RDS

Excellent and proven knowledge of SQL

Must be legally authorized to work in India for any employer without sponsorship

Must be fluent in English (written and spoken)

Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification

Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

Preferred

AWS Cloud certification is a plus

AWS Redshift experience is a huge plus

Master\xe2\x80\x99s in Computer Science or related STEM field

Experience with cloud-based systems like AWS, AZURE or Google Cloud

Certified Developer/Architect on AWS

Strong experience with continuous integration & delivery using Agile methodologies

Data engineering experience with transportation/airline industry

Strong problem-solving skills

Strong knowledge in Big Data

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