Job description
Employment Type:
Employee
Contract Type:
Permanent
Life At Planet
Do you love putting smiles on faces? Do you want to work in an environment that is obsessed with making customers and employees happy? Do you want to be part of a global mission to revolutionise commerce and payments? Do you want to be working in a progressive organisation with the ambition to be the global player in what we do? If you do, then this role could be for you….
Here at Planet we are extremely proud of our heritage of over 30 years. And it is what makes us a unique payment partner for many of the world’s most prestigious brands. We don’t just provide world class commerce and payment services, we generate revenue for our customers, and we help them grow. In the early days, we set out to simplify the complex payment process of VAT refunds for international shoppers in Europe. Fast-forward to today, and our single payments platform is unique in the industry – the only one that offers acquiring, processing, digital wallets, VAT refunds and currency conversion services. We have recently integrated several other tech businesses – Protel, Hoist, Datatrans, Proximis – to help us to continue to grow and dominate the market as we set about our mission of being a world leader. And with strong Private Equity Investors from Advent International and Eurazeo, we are well set up to win.
We know that it’s our people that differentiates who we are and what we do…and that is why we are keen to hire world class talent like you.
Role Overview
Reporting to the VP, Database Operations you will be part of a global team of Database Administrators responsible for the 24x7x365 support, administration, and management of Planet’s global database platform, deployed in on-prem and cloud environments. The successful applicant must be familiar with all aspects of database servers and operations in a multi-platform environment.
What you’ll be doing
- Be a subject matter expert on SQL Server and the operational and technical aspects of database administration.
- Work with Infrastructure, Architecture and Application teams to devise highly available, performant, secure and scalable database solutions.
- Work directly with various stakeholders to ensure high-quality, consistent, and on-time delivery of projects
- Perform comprehensive database performance reviews and tuning
- Be a technical member of project teams working on SQL upgrade, consolidation and data warehouse projects.
- Own, track, manage, prioritize and resolve database related incidents and requests, fulfilling requests and resolving incidents within SLAs.
- Maintain data standards, database security and ensure full compliance with policies and procedures, including adherence to data protection and PCI.
- Suggest areas for improvement in internal IT processes as they relate to database administration.
- Change and Incident Management focus
- Mentor and coach other engineers
- Participation in the 24x7 on-call rota
Who you are
- You will have a minimum of 4 years database administration experience in supporting production Microsoft SQL Server from SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2019, exposure in the electronic payment industry highly preferred
- Dynamic, responsible, willing to take initiative and rigorous actions
- Have excellent performance tuning skills for MSSQL, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills and able to work under pressure and independently
- Ability to perform Root Cause Analysis of problems in a complex environment and to provide effective solutions quickly and reporting of same.
- Self-motivated and ability to work on own initiative in a high-pressure environment.
- Keep up to date on new industry trends
What you will need to bring to Planet
- You will have hands-on experience supporting SQL Server from version 2008 onwards and including failover clusters and Always-On, log shipping and merge replication.
- Experience with SQL Server database encryption
- Experience in SSRS, SSIS and SSAS installation and support.
- Windows PowerShell scripting
- Experience in cloud based database environments
- Oracle and/or MySQL experience is a plus
- Hands on experience in managing multiple projects
- Fluent in English, proficiency in local languages is desirable
- Open to travel
What do we offer and why should you join us?
We don’t shy away from wanting to hire great people to deliver amazing things for our customers. And once you join us, we want to keep you motivated and engaged in our collective mission.
We don’t shy away from wanting to hire great people to deliver amazing things for our customers. And once you join us, we want to keep you motivated and engaged in our collective mission.
Competitive Pay
We don’t want you to worry about your pay and wonder if you can have it better someplace else. We follow the market and evaluate salary benchmarks through the year to make sure any salary increases remove any worries and keep you satisfied. We review pay annually to make sure we are paying you what you’re worth.
We don’t want you to worry about your pay and wonder if you can have it better someplace else. We follow the market and evaluate salary benchmarks through the year to make sure any salary increases remove any worries and keep you satisfied. We review pay annually to make sure we are paying you what you’re worth.
Growth and skills
We know that for some it’s about growing into more senior and exciting roles, and for others it’s about becoming a deep technical expert. No matter what your ambition, we are with you all the way. We know that investing in you is the way to keep skills relevant and you motivated.
Flexible working
Work from home? Work in the office? Have family and life commitments that mean you need flexibility? What we care about is what you deliver not where you work nor the hours you work. We know flexibility matters and that’s why we offer the flexibility that suits you and your lifestyle.
We know that for some it’s about growing into more senior and exciting roles, and for others it’s about becoming a deep technical expert. No matter what your ambition, we are with you all the way. We know that investing in you is the way to keep skills relevant and you motivated.
Flexible working
Work from home? Work in the office? Have family and life commitments that mean you need flexibility? What we care about is what you deliver not where you work nor the hours you work. We know flexibility matters and that’s why we offer the flexibility that suits you and your lifestyle.
An array of people
We know that to win, our workforce needs to reflect the world in which we live and the customers we serve. We are proud that we have a culture where everyone and anyone can bring their whole selves to work.
We know that to win, our workforce needs to reflect the world in which we live and the customers we serve. We are proud that we have a culture where everyone and anyone can bring their whole selves to work.
Ready to meet us?
We hope this role sounds exciting and could be your next step. If so, we’d love to meet you – click the button to apply. Go on. Make our day.
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