Sr. DBA

Description :

Participates in design, development and implementation of systems engineering activities, to include technical support, systems programming, and data center capabilities.

Responsible for components of complex engineering and / or analytical tasks and activities. Assists in establishment of input / output processes and working parameters for hardware compatibility and coordination of subsystems design and integration of total system.

Serves as a fully seasoned / proficient technical resource; provides tech knowledge and capabilities as team member and individual contributor.

Initial assignment will be implementation of PostgreSQL.

Skills :

PostgreSQL, Linux, database administrator

Top Skills Details :

PostgreSQL,Linux,database administrator

Additional Skills & Qualifications :

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and administer PostgreSQL, including dependencies, in a Linux environment, in a highly available, clustered configuration.

Build and maintain scripting / tooling / configuration to integrate PostgreSQL with internal auth and logging services.

Maintain documentation, scripting and / or tooling supporting environment synchronization.

Act as a consultant on a range of related technologies in a subject matter expert role.

Develop software or system scripts to simplify or eliminate the dependence on human intervention for recurring tasks.

Provide documentation to support configuration processes and procedures.

Engage as a subject matter expert (SME) in Incident triage efforts, failure scenario modelling and work with Problem Manager to diagnose root causes for incident / problem management investigations.

Work with Production Support teams to perform knowledge transfer, playbook updates and training for new monitoring capabilities.

Mandatory Skills

Production engineering / operations experience (minimum 5-7 years)

Experience in supporting infrastructure in a large enterprise environment.

Strong experience as a Linux Systems Admin / Engineer with the ability to troubleshoot and perform root-cause analysis

PostgreSQL installation, configuration, and administration in a multi-datacenter environment

Strong data in terms of schema design (tables, indexes, 3rd normal form, denormalization to optimize for performance, etc.)

Experience working in a DevOps and CI / CD environment.

Understanding of load balancing, clustering, and other never down strategies and techniques

Good understanding of various protocols such as http / tcp / smtp / snmp / dns

Good verbal and written communication skills

Excellent attention to detail

Experience with patching of servers and hosted applications

Strong problem-solving skills

Experience Level : Expert Level

Expert Level

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