Japan - Customer Database Engineer

Title: Sales Engineer, Japan.

Based: Tokyo, Japan.

EnterpriseDB (EDB), is the largest provider of Enterprise Postgres software
and services and a leader in the open source database marketplace. EDB
delivers the premier open source-based data platform for new applications,
cloud re-platforming, application modernization and legacy database
migration. EDB integrates with enterprise technologies and infrastructures
for hybrid cloud management, data integration, and data warehousing. Our
customers benefit from the highest performing, secure, reliable, flexible,
open, and cost-effective data management platform available.

The Role

EnterpriseDB is looking for a Junior Sales Engineer or Postgresql DBA to
join and be trained into our team of sales engineering professionals. As a
future Sales Engineer at EnterpriseDB, you will be responsible for
supporting the sales team in all technical aspects of the sales process
including presentations, demos, proof of value, pilots, technical
workshops, technical account management etc. You will work close with Field
& Insides Sales, Partners, Product Management & Engineering to be a conduit
of technical requirements to & from EDB to our clients.

Qualifications:

BSc in Computer science (or, Computer/Electrical engineering) or,
equivalent, and at least 1 to 2 years of direct experience (in the past 5
years) in the following areas:

Customer facing skills:

Ability or potential to deliver technical product presentations and
workshops
Ability to demonstrate technical products and their feature sets
Ability to conduct product proof-of-value from initial requirements
gathering to successfully achieving objectives and success criteria through
clear planning and methodical execution
Commercial awareness

Database, Operating System, and Software skills:

Relational database experience (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server,
Sybase, DB2). Active use or, administration of such database(s)
Good understanding of Relational database concepts
Good knowledge of SQL, and SQL query tuning & debugging techniques
DB server tuning and debugging experience
Basic Linux system administration experience
Software installation & software troubleshooting experience

Good understanding of the following concepts in relation to databases:

High Availability
Scalability
Performance trade-offs
Security & related concepts

Personal attributes:

Motivated self-starter and self-learner
Team player

Desirable Qualifications:

Some level of understanding and/or experience in the following areas:

Cloud skills:

Private/Public/Hybrid Clouds - AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMWare Cloud, and
OpenStack, Virtualization
Containers (Docker), Microservices, PaaS (OpenShift, CloudFoundry) - In
relation to Databases

Programming skills:

Some ability to program in one or more of the following languages - Java,
Python, node js, ruby, C/C++ using database connectors (JDBC, python, node
js, ODBC)
Understanding of (and able to write) bash shell scripts
Basic understanding of Git
Desire to learn more technical skills

Technical content development skills:

Desire in the future to author product feature blogs, create demo videos,
and speak at conferences

If you are a candidate who meets the above set of qualifications, we would
love to hear from you. EnterpriseDB provides competitive compensation and
benefits plan.

You can apply via this link as well https://bit.ly/32LbrjA or email and
enquire with:

Philip Marks

EMEA + APJ recruitment

07973 832005

philip(dot)marks(at)enterprisedb(dot)com
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