What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Database Administrator position at Datavail?
Job Description
At least 8 years of professional experience, with :
- 4 or more years supporting databases, particularly Postgres, in a developer or operations role
- 4 or more years of hands-on experience working in a major cloud offering, with AWS or Azure preferred
- Comfort and experience using a ticketing system such as ServiceNow or Jira to track and plan work, and communicate progress Previous customer facing experience in a Solutions Architect or other consulting role strongly considered
- Must possess strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills; with the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide audience
- Experience with PostgreSQL databases whether on-premise or in the cloud, self-hosted, AWS RDS or Aurora Postgres, Azure Flexible Server, or other managed offering
- Proven expertise troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving technical issues - Understanding of data architecture, relational database concepts, logical and physical database design
- Ability to quickly size-up a technical situation and formulate a plan to manage Production facing resources
- Skill reading and writing SQL queries, profiling and analyzing query plans, and supporting database users and developers
- Good working knowledge of Linux Operating Systems, shell scripting, and package management in one or more of the major distribution families
- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tooling such as Ansible, Terraform / OpenTofu, or Chef
- Datavail's team of database administrators is seeking a highly skilled, self-motivated, and passionate engineer to join our Global PostgreSQL Practice
- Postgres continues to grow in prominence and popularity, and our customers throughout many sectors and regions across the world use it as the bedrock of their Production systems
- As a Senior Database Administrator, you will advise customers on Cloud best practices, support the operation and maintenance of data systems, improve scalability and observability, and bring a modern, platform-oriented approach to your work
- You will grow your technical skills and get a first-hand view on trends as they are emerging in the wider industry
- You and the larger team of database professionals and developers will work on unique customer problems, monitor and interpret key metrics, and conduct regular reviews with your customers on the health of their systems
- Most importantly, you will work extensively with Postgres, the world's most advanced open-source database
As the senior engineer you will be responsible for :
Improving internal documentation, runbooks, and other resources to train the wider team on best practices and new techniques Why should you work at Datavail?
About Us
Datavail is a leading provider of data management, application development, analytics, and cloud services, with more than 1,000 professionals helping clients build and manage applications and data via a world-class tech-enabled delivery platform and software solutions across all leading technologies. For more than 17 years, Datavail has worked with thousands of companies spanning different industries and sizes, and is an AWS Advanced Tier Consulting Partner, a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI and Digital & App Innovation (Azure), an Oracle Partner, and a MySQL Partner.
