What You'll Do:
- Implement best practices for database management, ensuring optimal performance and availability.
- A passion for staying updated with the latest industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in database administration and automation.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Lead efforts to optimize database performance and resource utilization.
- Develop and maintain database monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address issues.
- Investigate and resolve complex database-related issues, providing technical expertise and guidance to the team.
- Design and implement backup and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Mentor and guide junior database engineers to build a high-performing team.
- Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for database-related incidents.
- Flexible and adaptable to work across time zones
What You Will Bring to Coupa:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of experience in database management, administration, and performance optimization
- Must have expertise in building, configuring, securing, and managing MySQL to ensure optimal performance
- Experience in large-scale cloud deployments with expertise in AWS, with Azure or GCP as a bonus
- Proficiency in cloud-native database technologies like RDS and Aurora.
- Advanced knowledge of database security, backup, recovery, replication, and performance monitoring
- Expertise in setting up database metric dashboards and alerts using tools such as PMM, New Relic, or Vivid Cortex
- High Availability solutions expertise such as Orchestrator or Failover Clusters.
- Should possess scripting skills such as Bash, Python or Ruby for automating database operations
- Strong understanding of database design, implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with PostgreSQL or MongoDB would be an added advantage
- Basic exposure to configuration management tools like Chef/Puppet
- Familiarity with Terraform for database changes
- Experience with using GitHub for version control and collaboration
- Relevant certifications in database administration, automation, or related fields are beneficial
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
Coupa is a global technology company that helps businesses run smarter by connecting all the ways they spend money — from procurement and expenses to payments and supply chain decisions — in one intelligent platform. In simple terms, Coupa gives organizations the visibility and control they need to make better financial choices, reduce waste, and drive real impact. It’s where technology meets purpose: helping companies manage their resources more responsibly while creating a positive ripple across their people, partners, and the planet.
Why Work With Us
At Coupa, we prioritize an inclusive and empathetic workplace where every voice is valued. Our teams are proactive and accountable, ensuring we collaborate effectively to achieve our goals. The foundation of our culture rests on our people; we believe in fostering an environment that encourages innovation and curiosity.
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