Senior Database Administrator at Datavail Infotech

DescriptionAt least 8 years of professional experience with:4 or more years supporting databases particularly Postgres in a developer or operations role4 or more years of hands-on experience working in a major cloud offering with AWS or Azure preferredComfort and experience using a ticketing system such as ServiceNow or Jira to track and plan work and communicate progress Previous customer facing experience in a Solutions Architect or other consulting role strongly consideredMust possess strong analytical verbal and written communication skills; with the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide audienceExperience with PostgreSQL databases whether on-premise or in the cloud self-hosted AWS RDS or Aurora Postgres Azure Flexible Server or other managed offeringProven expertise troubleshooting diagnosing and resolving technical issues - Understanding of data architecture relational database concepts logical and physical database designAbility to quickly size-up a technical situation and formulate a plan to manage Production facing resourcesSkill reading and writing SQL queries profiling and analyzing query plans and supporting database users and developersGood working knowledge of Linux Operating Systems shell scripting and package management in one or more of the major distribution familiesFamiliarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tooling such as Ansible Terraform/OpenTofu or ChefDatavails team of database administrators is seeking a highly skilled self-motivated and passionate engineer to join our Global PostgreSQL PracticePostgres continues to grow in prominence and popularity and our customers throughout many sectors and regions across the world use it as the bedrock of their Production systemsAs a Senior Database Administrator you will advise customers on Cloud best practices support the operation and maintenance of data systems improve scalability and observability and bring a modern platform-oriented approach to your workYou will grow your technical skills and get a first-hand view on trends as they are emerging in the wider industryYou and the larger team of database professionals and developers will work on unique customer problems monitor and interpret key metrics and conduct regular reviews with your customers on the health of their systemsMost importantly you will work extensively with Postgres the worlds most advanced open-source databaseAs the senior engineer you will be responsible for:Ensuring the uptime and reliability of Production databasesDesigning and implementing high availability systems with streaming and logical replicationManaging the automation of backups and recoveryAssisting with Disaster Recovery planning and implementationLearning about the broader Postgres ecosystem including extensions add-on products and open-source projects that contribute to the functioning and management of the core databaseReacting to metrics and alerts around performance and capacity; and improving these alerts over time to provide better value and actionabilityOperating in Cloud environments and recommending the appropriate cloud-native tools for unique situationsSupporting application developers and working with customer engineering teams to provide meaningful measurable resultsImproving internal documentation runbooks and other resources to train the wider team on best practices and new techniques Why should you work at DatavailTo learn from a vast pool of global PostgreSQL DBAs with over 500 combined years of industry experienceTo broaden your experience working with customers in many domains and environmentsTo improve your familiarity with the many projects and variations surrounding Postgres; including AWS RDS Aurora Azure Flexible Server TimescaleDB Percona Patroni and many moreYour Certifications would be on usTo grow and expand your technical skills in a modern environment If you think you are someone who brings these skills and you want a chance to build your career working with Postgres please apply!Required Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Databases,SQL,High Availability,PL/SQL,Solaris,Microsoft SQL Server,Database Design,Performance Tuning,MySQL,Shell Scripting,Database Administration,Oracle Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1