Database Administrator - Oracle / NoSQL Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico IT Engineering

Company:

Qualcomm Intl Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Job Area:

Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Engineering

General Summary:

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join our global database engineering team, supporting mission-critical data platforms across our worldwide operations. In this role, you will own the design, performance, availability, and security of a heterogeneous database estate spanning enterprise relational, NoSQL and cloud technologies deployed across on‑premises data centers and the cloud. You will partner with application teams, SREs, security, and infrastructure engineers to ensure our data tier meets the demands of a 24x7 global business.

What You'll Do

• Operate, maintain and manage SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis caching and Neo4j across Linux and Windows.


• Design and implement HA/DR solutions - AlwaysOn Availability Groups, MySQL/MongoDB replication and sharding, Redis Sentinel/Cluster.


• Own backup, patching, and upgrade lifecycles; build automation that replaces manual activities.


• Monitor health and performance with Datadog & Prometheus.


• Enforce database security, access controls, and automated compliance reporting.


• Plan capacity, forecast growth, and lead data migration and integration projects across heterogeneous platforms.


• Manage incidents, changes, and problems in ServiceNow; resolve tickets within SLA and document resolutions clearly.


• Periodically participate in weekend on-call rotation and planned patching and maintenance activities.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of database administration experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of database administration experience without a bachelor's degree.


• Production SQL Server DBA experience (including T-SQL & Always On availability groups).


• Expertise in at least one additional database platform (MySQL or MongoDB).


• Strong fundamentals in database architecture, replication, clustering, and backup/recovery.


• Experience implementing high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions.


• Scripting for automation in Bash and PowerShell; comfortable on Linux and Windows Server.


• Strong communication and documentation skills; able to explain complex issues to non-DBA audiences.


• Experience working with globally distributed teams and supporting workloads across multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS RDS for MySQL or other cloud-managed database platforms.


• Working knowledge of Redis for caching and in-memory data and Neo4j or another graph database.


• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipeline experience for database delivery.


• Familiarity with observability stacks; Datadog, Prometheus.


• Experience mentoring or leading a small technical team.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree.

OR

• 5+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor’s degree.

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