At Percona, we are seeking a remote (work from home) staff member to work GMT daytime hours. The PostgreSQL Support Engineer is an individual who is focused on providing the highest quality technical support to our Percona customers. You’re the face of Percona to our support customers, and their success in achieving their goals, is your success.
Percona has been in business since 2006. We provide Software, Support, Consulting, and Managed Services to large, well-known global brands such as Cisco Systems, Time Warner Cable, Alcatel-Lucent, Rent the Runway and the BBC, as well as smaller enterprises looking to maximize application performance while streamlining database efficiencies. Well established as thought leaders, Percona experts author content for the Percona Database Performance Blog and the Percona Live Open Source Database Conferences draw attendees and expert technical speakers from around the world.
We offer flexible hours, competitive salaries and a great experience of working on a multinational team of experts.
Core Job Duties:
PostgreSQL, MySQL and Linux systems consulting
Professional Development - Skills, knowledge and processes
Marketing activities - blogging, conference attendance, etc
Administrative Work
Technical Specific Requirements:
5+ Years PostgreSQL Administration
Detailed understanding of the PostgreSQL Architecture and internals.
Understanding and working knowledge of various extensions in PostgreSQL
3+ Years MySQL Administration
Understanding of replication and high availability tools and methods. Including knowledge on High Availability and Connection Pooling & Load Balancing PostgreSQL workloads.
Experience with PostgreSQL Upgrades
PostgreSQL Design and Implementation
Query tuning
PostgreSQL Parameter Tuning.
Must have a detailed understanding on tuning Memory parameters in PostgreSQL.
PostgreSQL Performance Analysis.
Problem solver skills
Basic understanding of Innodb in MySQL
Knowledge on plpgsql advantageous
Strong shell skills
Strong ability to troubleshoot in a linux environment
Location: Remote (work from home) position.
Jennifer Miller
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Percona
Skype: percona.jmiller
Phone: +1 888-401-3401 ext. 046
Standard Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern Time Zone, USA
