Senior Database Administrator

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PayTrace by NorthB2B payments
United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary110,000 - 175,000 USD per year
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Experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting databases in an enterprise environment, with at least half of that time primarily in a PostgreSQL environment.
Required Skills
PostgreSQLMicrosoft SQL ServerSnowflakeLinux

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an engineering field.
  • At least 5 years of experience supporting databases in an enterprise environment.
  • At least half of that database experience must be primarily in a PostgreSQL environment.
  • Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL version 15.x and MS SQL Server 2019/2022.
  • Experience supporting an RDBMS in both Linux and Windows environments.
  • Experience with AWS Postgres RDS, SQL Server RDS, Aurora RDS, and EC2.
  • Experience with database high availability and replication technologies, such as AlwaysOn or Postgres HA.
  • Scripting and automation experience.
  • Working knowledge of the systems development and deployment lifecycle and large-scale systems administration.
  • Ability to troubleshoot IT systems and formulate resolutions, including making decisions in high-pressure situations.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain databases and hosts for production, development, and test environments.
  • Ensure database availability and recoverability meet established SLAs and guidelines.
  • Resolve database issues and monitor and tune performance, reviewing logs and verifying scheduled jobs such as backups.
  • Produce performance reports to support capacity planning.
  • Automate system administration with a focus on resource efficiency and scalability.
  • Design, implement, and maintain database security based on best practices, company standards, and regulatory compliance.
  • Assist developers with database query and procedure design and tuning, and advise on proposed architecture.
  • Migrate legacy database structures to support modernization of the payment processing platform using microservice architecture.
  • Support the disaster recovery strategy, multi-region active-active setup, and data pipeline automation to Snowflake.
  • Create and assist users in creating BI reports, provide technical guidance to data stakeholders, and maintain procedural documentation.
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