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Database Administrator (PostgreSQL)

Prestige Staffing, Atlanta, GA, United States


Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Type: Full-Time

Pay: $120,000 - $130,000 per year

The Role: As a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator with our team you will work closely with our Development and Site Reliability Teams to build new features, monitor and ensure performance, advise on schema refactoring efforts, provide developers with support, and assist in best practices for database design.

Responsibilities:

Ensure Database Health, Uptime, and Performance

Utilize consistent and robust monitoring tools to ensure high availability

Conduct performance baselines and continually audit for schema improvements

Troubleshoot any performance anomalies and respond to high priority issues

Assist in Development Operations

Participate in code reviews to ensure new features utilize a robust and scalable schema

Train and advise the development team on best practices, indexes, query plans, etc.

Take an active role in continuous performance tuning initiatives (queries, indexes, and configuration parameters)

Perform Tasks and Own Assigned Database Projects

Complete daily work such as query optimization, schema change reviews, and writing scripts

Ensure daily jobs run on multiple servers across multiple environments

Develop and maintain documentation related to database systems and procedures

Assure High Security

Ensure sensitive information is properly categorized, stored, and transferred

Review and install the latest security patches

Experience:

Experience with database High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR), backup strategies, and disaster recovery approaches

Knowledge of best practices in database design and performance optimization query plans, T-SQL, and monitoring tools

Experience with cloud-based SaaS solutions, specifically utilizing AWS technologies

Understanding of ORM concepts and applying database object changes through code migrations

Understanding of Agile development processes

Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills

Experience communicating cross functionally with software development teams

Required:

5+ years of experience with PostgreSQL; including performance tuning, query and index optimization, and administration

Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL internals, configuration, and monitoring tools

5+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server, with a combination of administration and development

Bachelor’s degree specializing in computing, engineering, or related field, or equivalent industry experience

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