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Database Administrator (SQL/MySQL/AWS) Job Description Overview CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the worlds real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. Weve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate. CoStar Group serves up over 1.8PB of data from more than 800 SQL Servers that span four On-Prem data centers, two continents, and six different time zones and we are now expanding to AWS Cloud solution rapidly and starting to support Aurora MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Databricks and MongoDB Atlas and other DB engines on the cloud. Our highly motivated, extremely talented DBA group is looking for an exceptionally bright Database Engineer who can support both On-Prem and cloud, that will help the company continue to grow to the next level. If you are seeking a challenge that pushes your limits, passionate about automating and programming to support databases while working with the latest technologies and are looking for responsibilities beyond that of a typical DBA, come to work with us today. Our goal is to provide an exceptional experience for our customers through continued development, refinement, and improvement of our industry-leading applications. As a member of the team, you will be relied on for your problem-solving, communication, collaboration, project management, and process adherence skills. This position is located in Irvine, CA and offers the following schedule of 4 days onsite and 1 day remote per week. Responsibilities Administrate and integrate with Microsoft SQL Server so decent MSFT SQL DBA skill is required

Demonstrateextensive knowledge of all aspects AWS Database Engines (RDS, DynamoDB)

Include DB technology evaluation, guidance and consultation, design support, task automation and scripting, best practice and standards development, capacity planning, optimization and tuning, system upgrades and migrations, performance management, monitoring, security, backup and recovery, issue troubleshooting, and documentation.

Implement and Maintain Automated Processes using TSQL/PowerShell/Python/Terraform scripts.

Deploy,configure, monitor, and maintain databases in the production, development, and quality assurance environments.

Understand AWS-based architecture and, closely work with DevOps, SecOps, and Develop scripts to support continuous deployment process and maintain the environment via TFS/Terraform.

Work with the Operations & Development team planning server/server-less resource requirements to decide the proper size for specific application requirements and performance metrics.

Processdatabase change requests, including the creation and modification of databases, tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, jobs, etc. in accordance with change control policies.

Analyzeproblems, anticipate future problem areas, and implement solutions.

Work outside of normal business hours as required to complete projects, work on deployments, and resolve system outages.

Responsible for level 2 systems management and exercises project-level control over initiatives.

Recommendand implement solutions for performance monitoring and tuning.

Carry out assignments with minimal coaching and guidance from others.

Develop, enhance, and adhere to engineering and administration standards. Uphold and maintain strong documentation.

To be placed on on-call rotation for a week every three months and respond to system alerts

Basic Qualifications Bachelors Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university orcollege(preferablyin Computer Science or a related field)

A track record of commitment to prior employers

5+ years Microsoft SQL server Management experience.

1+ year(s) Other Relational Database Management experience either MySQL or PostgreSQL.

1+ year(s) of supporting large data platforms

2+ years of experience solving data engineering problems with any NoSQL data platforms like Spark, Solr, MongoDB, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, Cosmos DB

The ideal candidate will have experience with at least one of the Pubic Cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud Services and Azure experience. Expertise in database administration for configuration, implementation, maintenance, redundancy/HA/DR, security, troubleshooting/performance tuning, upgrades, database, data and server migrations, SQL

Knowledge of any monitoring tools such as Kibana, CloudWatch, DataDog, etc

Preferred Qualifications And Skills Experience with Linux Server platform

Cloud migration experience

Expertise in database administration for large Data warehouse/DataMart implementations including configuration, implementation, data modeling, maintenance

Experience with Data Warehouse technologies such as AWS Redshift, Snowflake, Azure Data Warehouse or Data analytics

2+ years of experience with relevant scripting languages or programming frameworks desired (PowerShell, Python, NodeJS, JavaScript, bash)

Excellent technical expertise in relevant state of the art data technologies, database warehouse data security, data systems, and its design. Able to formulate and present various solutions for business initiatives and discuss pros/cons for each option.

Knowledge of automation tools & Scripts: ELK, PRTG, Jenkins, Chef, Lambda, Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Automation, etc

Whats in it for You When you join CoStar Group, youll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed. We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program. Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to): Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug

Life, legal, and supplementary insurance

Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

Commuter and parking benefits

401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes

Access to CoStar Groups Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups

Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position. This position offers a base salary range of $83,000 $ 150,000, based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan. #LI-VP1 CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing #J-18808-Ljbffr