Crunchtime helps multi-unit restaurants operate every location like their best one. Trusted by 850+ brands across 150,000+ locations worldwide, Crunchtime connects the full operations management lifecycle across inventory management, labor and scheduling, kitchen management, and operations execution, in the industry’s only complete, AI-powered suite. Top operators, including Jersey Mike’s, Five Guys, Smoothie King, Wingstop, and Chili’s, rely on Crunchtime to achieve profitability and deliver great guest experiences every day in every store. To learn more, visit Crunchtime.com.
About the Role:
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- Senior database administrator will be working as part of the DBA team on providing a stable, scalable and well-performing database platform to our internal and external customers.
- Senior database administrator will be responsible for deployments, upgrades, patching and maintenance of the Crunchtime application databases.
- Senior database administrator will be responsible for researching new functionalities, testing them and writing the documentation and runbooks.
- Senior database administrator will be mentoring more junior DBAs.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of database platform, performance tuning, issue troubleshooting
- Responsible for Crunchtime application management operations, such as provisioning, decommissioning, patching, upgrades, etc.
- Participate in the on-call rotation and act as escalation and source of knowledge for more junior DBAs
- Participate in scheduled maintenance work, database patching, upgrades, etc.
- Provide database expertise to development, support and other Crunchtime teams
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Team player
- Ability and desire to learn
- Perfectionist with high level of attention to detail
- Oracle Database and RAC administration (6-10 years)
- Oracle Database backup and recovery (6-10 years)
- Basic knowledge of Linux
- Basic understanding of computer networking and SAN
- Experience in Oracle Dataguard administration
- Experience in Oracle GoldenGate administration
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in SQL and PL/SQL programming
- Experience in bash scripting
- Experience in python programming
- Experience with Jenkins job execution
Education and Experience:
- BS in Computer Science or related field or have an equivalent experience in the field.
Essential Physical & Mental Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk
- Prolonged periods of typing and working at a computer
- Ability to listen and speak over the phone or Zoom calls
- High level of mental concentration and focus
- We have 3 on-call DBAs. Each on-call rotation is 1-week long. DBA must be able to cover his/her on-call rotation.
- We have a monthly maintenance window. It is on the 3rd Sunday of the month 3:30am-7:30am. DBA must be available during this time.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Crunchtime provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Accessibility Accommodation Statement
Crunchtime complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
At Crunchtime, we are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic.
We have an inclusive and diverse workplace where every team member is respected and valued. As a global software development company, we believe that our diverse employee population enriches our work environment.
Join us in our mission to provide the best software solutions to the food industry. We encourage you to apply regardless of your background or experience; even if you don’t meet all the qualifications, because we believe unique experiences and perspectives make us a stronger team.
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