Senior PostgreSQL (DBA)

        Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the monitoring and uptime of all production databases.
• Estimate PostgreSQL database capacities; develop methods for monitoring database capacity and usage.
• Lead efforts to develop and improve procedures for automated monitoring and proactive intervention, reducing any need downtime.
• Develop Stored Procedures and Database Triggers in support of application development.
• Participate in application development projects and be responsible for the database architecture and design.
• Participate in the creation of development, staging, and production database instances, and the migration from one environment to another.
• Responsible for developer SQL code review to ensure queries are optimized and tuned to perform efficiently prior to production release.
• Responsible for regular backups and recovery of databases.
• Responsible for regular maintenance on databases (e.g., Vacuum, Reindexing, Archiving).
• Responsible for pro-active remediation of database operational problems.
• Responsible for Query tuning and preventative maintenance.
• Support complex web-based applications.

          Skills Required:

• Looking for a detail-oriented candidate that will take ownership of the DBA. PostgreSQL 8.3+ experience required.
• Must have strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have experience in PostgreSQL database architecture, logical and physical.
• Design, automation, documentation, installs, shell scripting, PL/ SQL programming, catalog navigation, query tuning, system tuning, resource contention analysis, backup and recovery, standby, replication, etc.
• Must have strong knowledge of Linux and Strong understanding of command line and server administration.

           Nice to have:

• Technical certifications a plus.

          Perks & Benefits

•  Weekly 5 days working.
•  Health Insurance