Data Reliability Engineer / PostgreSQL DBA
Location – Jersey City, NJ Onsite
Duration- Fulltime
Experience level— 10 Years
Mandatory Skills : PostgreSQL DBA
Job Description –
As a Data Reliability Engineer II, you will play a crucial role in developing, optimizing, and managing several large data lakes and data warehouses, comprising data from multiple disparate sources.
Responsibilities:
- Proactively monitor PostgreSQL RDS instances for performance, availability, and resource utilization (CPU, memory, storage, connections) using established monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus).
- Assist in identifying performance bottlenecks in PostgreSQL RDS. Apply basic performance tuning techniques like reviewing query execution plans, adding missing indexes, and recommending parameter adjustments.
- Monitor the health and performance of Debezium and Kafka Connect connectors, identifying and troubleshooting basic issues related to data capture and delivery.
- Monitor ETL workflows and data pipelines for errors, performance bottlenecks, and processing delays. Troubleshoot and resolve issues to ensure reliable and timely data movement.
- Provide support for data related issues and participate in root cause analysis.
- Monitor the execution of Apache Airflow DAGs, identify failed tasks, and troubleshooting and re-runs.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and infrastructure as code (IAC) templates (e.g., using Crossplane, Terraform) to automate routine database tasks, deployments, and updates.
- Participate in on-call rotations to respond to database-related incidents and perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Assist in implementing and maintaining security best practices for cloud databases, including access controls, encryption, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Experience and Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10 plus years of experience in database administration, with a focus on PostgreSQL.
- 5-7 years of hands-on experience with PostgreSQL RDS.
Tekshapers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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