Cloud Database Administrator - American Honda Motor Co Inc

At Honda, The Power of Dreams drives us to create intelligent products that enhance mobility and increase the joy in people’s lives.

We continue to draw inspiration from the visionary ideas of our namesake, Soichiro Honda. He saw incredible power in the freedom of mobility and used his imagination to change the world. It is this mindset that guides us to help move people forward and protect the future we all share.

We strive to earn the trust and support of the many diverse communities we happily serve, and we’ll always remember who’s in the driver’s seat on the way to a better world for all.

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one.  We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success.  We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

• The Cloud Database Administrator is responsible for implementing and maintaining Cloud-based database systems. The individual will work closely with stakeholders to design, implement, and manage databases in the environment.

• Setup / Configure Database Instances in the Cloud, Create Databases, Allocate resources such as Storage / Compute / Memory. Implement strategies for HA, Failover DR and Replication. Perform deployments and run periodic backups. Establish access and authentication controls to secure data, setup encryption, masking as required.
• Resolve platform related issues. Coordinate with vendors for product related issues, patches, bug fixes and perform upgrades. Fine-tune database systems to enhance performance, scalability, and reliability - including monitoring and optimizing database query performance, indexing etc.
• Meet with application teams to understand new / enhancement requirements and recommend high-level direction and approach to upcoming projects.
• Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders on defining and implementing technology direction/roadmap within the cloud database technology space.
• Assist in migrating on-premises databases to the cloud and integrating data from various sources into cloud-based systems.

• Hybrid

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• Education:
  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology and/or equivalent industry experience.

• Minimum qualifying skills:
  • 5 to 7 years of Database Administration experience. with any of the database management systems (Microsoft SQL Server, DB2 LUW, Oracle, PostgreSQL etc.).
  • 3 to 5 years experience with NoSQL database systems (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Neo4j, Neptune etc.).
  • 3 to 5 years of experience with cloud-based database technologies (Amazon AWS S3, RDS, Redshift, Aurora etc.). Knowledge of Microsoft Azure SQL Database or Google Cloud SQL is plus.
  • 1 to 3 years experience working with large database / large scale projects.
  • Knowledge of cloud computing concepts, virtualization, and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platforms.

• Other job-specific skills:
  • Be a team player and contribute to the team’s success.
  • Willingness to learn and adapt to emerging technologies.
  • Good knowledge of Project Management principles.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills, strong visual presentation skills.
  • Ability to analyze critical information, assess upstream/downstream impact, and formulate broad recommendations.

• This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards:
•    Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
•    Paid Overtime
•    Regional Bonus (when applicable)
•    Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx) 
•    Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
•    Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
•    401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
•    Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth:
•    Advancement Opportunities
•    Career Mobility  
•    Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
•    Training and Development programs 

Additional Offerings:
•    Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
•    Lifestyle Account
•    Childcare Reimbursement Account
•    Elder Care Support
•    Wellbeing Program
•    Community Service and Engagement Programs
•    Product Programs
•    Free Drinks Onsite

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.

The Cloud Database Administrator is responsible for implementing and maintaining Cloud-based database systems. The individual will work closely with stakeholders to design, implement, and manage databases in the environment.