Database Administrator (Bangkok-based, 12-month Contract)

About Agoda 

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel 

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.
We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

The Opportunity:  

Agoda is looking for a talent who is interested in knowing how we manage database infrastructure for 1000+ database servers with milliseconds response time and more than 99.9999% uptime of MSSQL Server Databases. You will be involved in the database design, data managing and database development with automated database Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. You will learn how to build a docker image for the product development team in order to use it in their development life cycle. 

This role is a 12-month contract based in Bangkok, Thailand and the succeeded candidate will be assigned to the project.

In this role, you'll get to:   

• Build database docker in different engines to provide for developers to use in their development 
• Develop database SQL code with quality and performance optimization  
• Setup, migrate, and re-architect Agoda production database to support business growth. 
• Proactive monitoring is used to detect unusual behavior on the production database, i.e., high query resource usage, unusual database traffic, and database server capacity, and coordinate with the engineering team to optimize query performance before it affects user experience.  

• Research and implement automation tools to help reduce human time daily, i.e., Installation and upgrade tool, Database deployment tool, Anomaly Detection, etc.  

 What You'll Need to Succeed:  

• B.Sc. in Computer Science / Information Systems / Computer Engineering or related field
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply. Preferably less than two years of experience.
• Understand database design concepts, ER diagrams, and ability to write SQL query 
• Love to solve problems with good analysis skills and always try to make things better  
• Familiar with relational and/or non-relational databases  
• Excellent English written and verbal communication  

 It's Great if you have:  

• Have knowledge about database high availability or query performance tuning  
• Knowledge of Docker or Kubernetes  
• Practical knowledge of database management, Windows, Powershell, Linux, and shell script  
• Proficient in Python 

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Equal Opportunity Employer 

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Disclaimer

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.