Lead Database Engineer

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Requirements:

• BS degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years experience with relational database administration.
• 3+ years experience administering highly-available PostgreSQL databases.
• Expertise in RDBMS principles, database design, and normalization.
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture, features, and high-availability technologies.
• Expert in query optimization, indexing, modeling basics, materialized views, and partitioning.
• Proficient in PL/PgSQL, triggers, and stored procedure development.
• Experience with operating PostgreSQL in a Linux environment.
• Experience with .NET clients using PpSQL is a plus.
• Experience with RDBMS in the cloud is a plus.
• Familiarity with agile development and DevOps principles is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining critical PostgreSQL database systems for a 24x7 SaaS platform.
• Provides leadership on all data operation policies, security, and management.
• Participates in project management and sprint ceremonies.
• Mentors database team members.
• Ensures database design supports business availability, scalability, and recoverability.
• Performs tuning and capacity management.
• Guides developers on database development principles.
• Supports development and testing environments.
• Researches emerging database technologies.
• Complies with HIPAA security policies.
• Provides on-call coverage for production support.