CA&L, an industry leader in online assessment delivery for the K-12 market, is currently recruiting a PostgreSQL DBA who will be responsible for complete database management, primarily supporting multiple application development teams to implement and support data-oriented application efforts. The DBA position also participates in the development and design of database strategies, system monitoring, capacity planning, backup and recovery, security and auditing, performance tuning/monitoring, installations, and upgrades. Essential Functions / Job Duties: 1. Works with the development, IT, and PMO teams to maintain all development and test database instances 2. Works with DevOps and Developers to build and implement automated processes for migration of schema changes and data changes through development, test and production 3. Assists the development team as necessary with query optimization 4. Identifies database requirements; analyzing department applications, programming, and operations; evaluating existing systems and designing proposed systems; database creation and maintenance, ongoing performance optimization, and end user support. 5. Recommends solutions by defining database physical structure and functional capabilities, database security, data back-up, and recovery specifications 6. Maintains database performance by calculating optimum values for database parameters; implementing new releases; completing maintenance requirements; evaluating computer operating systems and hardware products 7. Assists users by conducting training; providing information; resolving problems 8. Supports database functions by designing and coding utilities 9. Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards including change management 10. Creates and updates existing documentation of processes and procedures in support of administration tasks 11. Participates in capacity management, expansion and growth planning 12. Works closely with systems administrators, business systems analysts and developers regarding the modeling, implementation and administration of database servers 13. Provides recommendations concerning database related components of development efforts 14. Responsible for maintaining discretion related to all confidential/sensitive company and customer information 15. Stay up to date on industry advancements, best practices and standards, skillfully and effectively communicating these to the team. 16. Perform other duties as reasonably requested by management (company wide job duty). Position Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related fields or equivalent experience. Experience:
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