Our client is growing and adding a Sr Postgres DBA to their team. Our client utilizes cutting-edge technologies and you will be given the opportunity to express creativity in designing and building innovative solutions. They foster a culture and environment that is fun, yet productive. If you are looking for a career that is fast-paced, challenging, and offers abundant opportunity and growth potential, then this is your gig! Our Client is a fantastic organization with great benefits that are 100% employer paid for both you and any children on the plan.
This is a direct hire, full-time position working with a Global leader in the eCommerce industry.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Design, build, maintain and administer RDBMS and NoSQL databases to support multiple applications with large data sets
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Optimize performance of data heavy applications through index management and query tuning
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Assist in the development of software and tools that use effective schema to improve analyst and customer workflows
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Assist with the integration of new and existing data sources, systems, and technologies into a cohesive system
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Skills to help drive consistent data modeling/architecture across multiple teams.
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Ability to document and explain technical details clearly and concisely.
Required Technical Skills
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An expert in supporting traditional RDBMS (PostgreSQL and MySQL)
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Strong experience and understanding in designing and maintaining replication strategies for Postgres databases.
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Experience in design and implementation of schemas for data warehousing (star, snowflake….)
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Significant experience in automation of administrative tasks such as maintenance, monitoring and data backups
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Must be able to optimize queries and tune them according to match performance expectations.
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Strong understanding of non-traditional data stores such as NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis, Hadoop)
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Strong understanding of Linux/*BSD operating systems and command line tools
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Must have experience in managing large systems – from multi-terabyte to petabyte scale.
Additional Skills that Will Distinguish Candidates
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Prior and/or recent experience with Oracle
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Experience with Cassandra/Astyanax
- Experience with configuration management tools like Puppet
- Experience with CVS, SVN and Git
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Experience with Java/Java-related programming languages; we’re a Java open stack environment.
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Background in systems administration for Unix based environments
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Strong Unix skills – command line, better understanding of unix toolset and administration.
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Understanding of data warehouse modeling concepts.
Education/Experience
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BS or equivalent degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
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5+ years’ experience in hands-on technical work
If you are interested in a company where your contribution is valued and where work/life balance is a daily practice, let me know and we can set up a time to chat. This is a full-time direct hire position in Broomfield with a competitive salary, solid employee benefits, a year-end bonus and an employee equity sharing plan.
Send your resume to lori@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for immediate consideration
