PostgreSQL DBA - The Panther Group
Bethlehem, PA 18017
About the Job
PostgreSQL DBA
The Panther Group is actively seeking a passionate, driven Senior, Database Engineer to provide operational support for a well known client within the insurance industry's database systems, design and build database systems using automation in both data center and cloud platforms, including identifying build defects and create self-healing routines.
You have
In-depth knowledge and troubleshooting skills in the following:
Must have skills:
10+ years of PostgreSQL DBA experience
PostgreSQL replication experience
SQL coding and tuning experience
Shell scripting and automation experience
PostgreSQL PGAdmin client connectivity tool experience
AWS/Cloud Services experience: EC2, RDS, and Aurora
Cloud deployments experience: Jenkins, Bitbucket, Terraform
Hands-on, technically adept DBA, capable of performing required DB tasks experience
Strong troubleshooting/performance tuning skills
Ability to assess and improve SQL performance
Understanding of PostgreSQLs underlying storage engines
Ability to Handle common database procedures, such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration, etc.
Profile server resource usage, optimize and tweak as necessary
Expert level PostgreSQL RDBMS installation/configuration, patching, troubleshooting, performance tracking/tuning, back-up/recovery, remote monitoring skills with hands-on experience in -large and very dynamic environments
Strong commitment to following SDLC/Change-Management principles
Self-starter and be able to perform work with minimal supervisory direction
Knowledge of data quality, data management, and data testing strategies and practices
Strong communication skills, both oral and written
Strong experience working with ticketing tools such as ServiceNow, Zenoss or any other monitoring tool, Cloud monitoring tools (CloudWatch, CloudTrail), AppDynamics (or similar APM tool)
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Keen analytical and structured approach to problem solving
Ability to accommodate flexible work schedules
Desired skills:
Ability to diagnose problems and triage/resolve issues across various tiers (application, network, database, server, or storage tiers)
Ability to implement automation to reduce manual administrative tasks through use of jobs, scripts, cron, or other techniques
Experience in DB2 UDB, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, and/or Cassandra is plus
Experience with configuration management tools: SCCM; Puppet; or Ansible.
Development or enhancement of training and upskilling programs
Bachelors Degree or similar required
You will:
Be part of an on-call rotation providing 24x7x365 incident and outage response, including non-business hours changes
Perform initial investigation and/or troubleshooting of database and database system issues to resolve issue & determine root cause
Process all support requests within SLA by following procedural requirements
Escalate to vendors, where necessary, to ensure timely resolution
Thoroughly document steps taken to resolve incidents and fulfil catalog requests within ServiceNow tickets
Develop, document, and update standard operating procedures and knowledgebase articles
Identify, address, and resolve repeating alert trends to improve stability and performance
Suggest defects and product/infrastructure enhancements to improve stability and automation
Participation in periodic skills enhancement sessions and training courses
Be a project lead, as well as a project participant for various activities: cloud migration, lifecycle management, application modernization, capacity planning, financial optimization, performance, and stability optimization, build and design state configuration automation, etc
Location: Bethlehem, PA or Holmdel, NJ. Local candidates preferred. The Database Service is scheduled to work Monday through Friday 8:00 AM ET till 5:00 PM ET. Currently candidates are working 3-days remote and 2-days in the office -operate on a 24x7x365 using an on-call rotation which the candidate will be a part of.
The Panther Group is actively seeking a passionate, driven Senior, Database Engineer to provide operational support for a well known client within the insurance industry's database systems, design and build database systems using automation in both data center and cloud platforms, including identifying build defects and create self-healing routines.
You have
In-depth knowledge and troubleshooting skills in the following:
Must have skills:
10+ years of PostgreSQL DBA experience
PostgreSQL replication experience
SQL coding and tuning experience
Shell scripting and automation experience
PostgreSQL PGAdmin client connectivity tool experience
AWS/Cloud Services experience: EC2, RDS, and Aurora
Cloud deployments experience: Jenkins, Bitbucket, Terraform
Hands-on, technically adept DBA, capable of performing required DB tasks experience
Strong troubleshooting/performance tuning skills
Ability to assess and improve SQL performance
Understanding of PostgreSQLs underlying storage engines
Ability to Handle common database procedures, such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration, etc.
Profile server resource usage, optimize and tweak as necessary
Expert level PostgreSQL RDBMS installation/configuration, patching, troubleshooting, performance tracking/tuning, back-up/recovery, remote monitoring skills with hands-on experience in -large and very dynamic environments
Strong commitment to following SDLC/Change-Management principles
Self-starter and be able to perform work with minimal supervisory direction
Knowledge of data quality, data management, and data testing strategies and practices
Strong communication skills, both oral and written
Strong experience working with ticketing tools such as ServiceNow, Zenoss or any other monitoring tool, Cloud monitoring tools (CloudWatch, CloudTrail), AppDynamics (or similar APM tool)
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Keen analytical and structured approach to problem solving
Ability to accommodate flexible work schedules
Desired skills:
Ability to diagnose problems and triage/resolve issues across various tiers (application, network, database, server, or storage tiers)
Ability to implement automation to reduce manual administrative tasks through use of jobs, scripts, cron, or other techniques
Experience in DB2 UDB, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, and/or Cassandra is plus
Experience with configuration management tools: SCCM; Puppet; or Ansible.
Development or enhancement of training and upskilling programs
Bachelors Degree or similar required
You will:
Be part of an on-call rotation providing 24x7x365 incident and outage response, including non-business hours changes
Perform initial investigation and/or troubleshooting of database and database system issues to resolve issue & determine root cause
Process all support requests within SLA by following procedural requirements
Escalate to vendors, where necessary, to ensure timely resolution
Thoroughly document steps taken to resolve incidents and fulfil catalog requests within ServiceNow tickets
Develop, document, and update standard operating procedures and knowledgebase articles
Identify, address, and resolve repeating alert trends to improve stability and performance
Suggest defects and product/infrastructure enhancements to improve stability and automation
Participation in periodic skills enhancement sessions and training courses
Be a project lead, as well as a project participant for various activities: cloud migration, lifecycle management, application modernization, capacity planning, financial optimization, performance, and stability optimization, build and design state configuration automation, etc
Location: Bethlehem, PA or Holmdel, NJ. Local candidates preferred. The Database Service is scheduled to work Monday through Friday 8:00 AM ET till 5:00 PM ET. Currently candidates are working 3-days remote and 2-days in the office -operate on a 24x7x365 using an on-call rotation which the candidate will be a part of.
Source : The Panther Group