Overview
Hybrid3 days Onsite and 2 days Remote
$40 - $50
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
AWS
PostgreSQL
Job Details
Title: PostgreSQL DBA
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 months (possibility of extension)
JD:
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 months (possibility of extension)
JD:
- We are looking for strong PostgreSQL (Postgres) administrators with good experience in supporting large scale Infrastructure for a major customer located in Bay Area, California. The job requires the individual to carry a pager and be able to handle pages and tickets related to infrastructure issues independently. Being a DBA, the focus is on ensuring availability of the applications is not compromised. Candidate will work with different stakeholders during planned or unplanned outages and will have strong analytical ability to troubleshoot any ongoing issues.
Mandatory Requirements:
- Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Austin, TX or be willing to relocate to these areas.
- Bachelor s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution.
- At least 6 years of Information Technology experience including cloud technologies like AWS / Google Cloud Platform
- At least 3+ years of experience in PostgreSQL Administration, version upgrades and on-call support.
- Background in building large database infrastructures supporting high volumes of transactions in a mission-critical environment
- Expertise in optimizing and performance tuning of Postgres including drill-down analysis
- Hands-on experience in configuring and supporting replication in PostgreSQL
- Good knowledge of backup and recovery techniques
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across multiple business, technical teams, and higher management
- Ability to work under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced, tight deadline delivery timeline
- Experience and desire to work in a Global delivery environment
Desired skills:
- Scripting using Python or any other scripting language
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