Senior Database Administrator

We are looking for an experienced Senior Database Administrator to join us in our mission of reimagining the healthcare experience for all.

As a Senior Database Administrator at Orion Health, you will be part of an experienced team who provides world-class customer-focused services to our external customers and our internal teams. You will be involved in a range of tasks, including infrastructure management, database design, administration, performance tuning and monitoring, in addition to issue management, problem analysis and resolution.

Working with our talented development and testing teams, you will also be involved in release management, problem prevention and development of technical solutions related to software products and configuration for our projects and customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Automation of monitoring and alerting, review of database configuration, optimisation of database queries
• Maintain/support SQL Server and Oracle on AWS RDS
• Perform database upgrades and patching
• Optimise database queries
• Ensure best-practice administration as it relates to SaaS technologies, confidential data storage and data encryption
• Development of Service Level Objectives and Indicators, and supporting the process of collecting these metrics to measure success of the solution
• Provide expertise to our Application Support team on monitoring, scalability and reliability
• Provide input for capacity planning
• Continuous improvement of the health and stability of our environment through identification of areas for improvements

What will you bring?

• Experience: You have advanced experience with MS SQL and Linux administration (CentOS or RedHat or Amazon Linux).
• Skills: You are no stranger to GitLab/GitHub. Exposure to AWS, Puppet and Ansible is desirable, but AWS Cloudformation is a must! You also have in-depth knowledge of scripting in Powershell or related languages.
• Characteristics: You are a logical thinker and thrive working in fast-paced environments. You also have excellent verbal and written communication.

The successful applicant will be based locally to our Auckland or Christchurch offices.

A little about us

Orion Health's vision is to reimagine the healthcare experience for all. We strive to empower people, reveal insights from data, and unify healthcare data silos seamlessly and securely across the health ecosystem, improving the efficiency of care and advancing the wellbeing of everyone around the world.

For over 30 years, Orion Health has been focused on innovation and changing the game in health data. Today, we operate in 12 countries and our software hosts patient records for well over 100 million people. Orion Health is a world leader in unifying data across complex healthcare settings. The future is exciting for healthcare with AI and patient engagement at the forefront of our minds for our next growth phase.

What’s in it for you?

• Your (Orion) health is very important to us. We have teamed up with Southern Cross to provide you with fully covered health insurance, on us!
• Used up your annual leave but have yet another wedding to attend this summer? Or how about the kids' cross country event you miss every year? Don't let an empty leave balance stop you. We offer our Orionites the chance to take additional paid time off for those impossible-to-miss events with LeavePlus (eligibility rules apply).
• Start your weekend early at the beach and ‘wave’ goodbye to full day Fridays! From the start of January until the end of February, enjoy Summer Fridays where we have the opportunity to clock off after a half day’s work!
• Our relaxed, open plan offices have a vibrant and energetic atmosphere with awesome added amenities; pool table, foosball, table tennis, arcade games – you name it, we probably have it!
• Flexibility is important. We offer hybrid flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to design a workday that suits them, their team and the wider business.
• Love food and coffee? We provide free breakfast and fruit every day and have a barista-grade coffee machine in the office!
• With weekly Friday drinks, regular events celebrating our diverse cultures and an active social club, Orionites are never short of good times and we pride ourselves on our fun community.

Our reach is far and continuously growing. Come grow with us.

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