MySQL DBA

About Contour

Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.
 

As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers.
 

What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started!

We are looking for a talented individual to join our team in the role of a Database Administrator who will focus improving the efficiency and performance of our data infrastructure, largely implemented in MySQL. This candidate must have strong analysis and troubleshooting skills with experience supporting enterprise class applications and infrastructure. Strong experience with open source technologies is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Design and implement effective database solutions and models to store and retrieve company data.
• Examine and identify database structural necessities by evaluating client operations, applications, and programming.
• Develop and oversee periodic maintenance plans ensuring health and performance of data infrastructure
• Assess database implementation procedures to ensure they comply with internal and external regulations.
• Provide operational support for production and non-production data infrastructure, including but not limited to MySQL, MS SQL, DynamoDB, etc.
• Prepare accurate database design, models, and architecture reports for engineering, management, and executive teams.
• Design and oversee the migration and replication of data between systems.
• Monitor the system performance by performing regular tests, troubleshooting, and integrating new features.
Participate in release process to develop and execute SQL scripts related to product releases.
• Recommend solutions to improve new and existing database systems.
• Develop and enforce database development standards
• Develop reports for the business as needed utilizing SQL scripts, PowerBI, etc.
• Educate staff members through training and individual support.
• Offer support by responding to system problems in a timely manner.

Required Skills:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or relevant field.
• 8+ years experience working with database systems
• 5+ years experience working with MySQL
• 5+ years experience writing SQL functions, procedures, and complex queries
• Expert knowledge of database structure systems including schema design
• Strong experience analyzing and resolving MySQL performance issues in the data layer
• Prior demonstrated experience with ETL
• Experience creating and maintaining business intelligence reports & data visualization
• Excellent organizational and analytical abilities.
• Outstanding problem solver.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Skills
• Prior experience working with cloud data technologies (examples: Amazon RDS, Azure Factory, DynamoDB, Snowflake)
• Experience with data analysis platforms and tools (examples: Tableau, PowerBI, DataBricks, R

Exciting Benefits we offer:

• Market-leading Salary

• Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents

• Parents Medical Coverage

• Provident Fund

• Employee Performance-based bonuses

• Home Internet Subsidy

• Conveyance Allowance

• Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]

• Life Benefit

• Child Care Facility

• Company Provided Lunch/Dinner

• Professional Development Budget

• Recreational area for in-house games

• Sporadic On-shore training opportunities

• Friendly work environment

• Leave Encashment

Disclaimer: At Contour, we attribute our success to the unique contributions of our diverse staff. We’re committed to fostering a culture of respect that thrives on the varied perspectives and experiences of all individuals we recruit, employ, promote, and compensate. Since day one, we’ve adhered to a policy that champions a work environment honoring the worth and dignity of each person while being free from all forms of employment discrimination.

In our continuous effort to promote inclusivity, we extend our commitment to individuals with special needs by providing reasonable accommodations. We actively encourage qualified individuals with special needs to apply for the various openings within our company. Should you require assistance in completing the application process or have any inquiries regarding special facilities, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team. Your unique talents and abilities are welcomed and valued here.