PostgreSQL DBA - Full-time/Perm position. US Citizens/Green Cards/H1Bs will
all be considered. Local candidates preferred. No relocation/telecommuting. Position: Senior Database Administrator - Postgres Location: NYC Company: Software company in Media and Advertising Responsibilities The Senior Database Administrator participates in the
overall database system architecture and the configuration of the development,
testing, demonstration, training and production environments as a 24x7
operation. This position will be involved with the migration of several
custom Java applications from Oracle to EnterpriseDB’s Postgres Advanced
Server. These applications are mostly transactional web based applications but
there are a few applications dealing with large amounts of data through an ETL
process. This position requires someone with a strong Postgres background to
help apply best practices to their still evolving Postgres infrastructure. The Senior Database Administrator will be responsible for
capacity planning, high availability, load balancing and performance tuning,
business continuity and monitoring of the Postgres environments. This will
include assisting developers with SQL tuning and indexing. Required Skills: • 3+ years of Postgres administration in production
application environment • Must have led medium to large size database
administrations project • Strong understanding of high availability and load
balanced solutions • Strong understanding of Postgres system data for
auditing, troubleshooting and monitoring • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills • Strong organizational and communication skills • Understanding of network concepts • Strong scripting skills in one or more common
languages. For example: perl, python, bash, etc. Desired Skills: • Experience with Java web and/or Java client-server
applications • Experience with Oracle relational database system Ed Winstanley Recruiting Manager ewinstan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |