PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Location: Chennai/ Hyderabad

Responsibilities:
• Work with clients on database projects and daily management
• Proactively ensure optimal availability and performance of the database systems.
• Troubleshoot and solve PostgreSQL issues while working concurrently with multiple priorities.
• Develop improvement and maintenance plans for databases to include installations/upgrades/migrations.
• Develops and implements procedures for maintenance and alert responses
• Resolves database performance issues, capacity needs, and security concerns
• Trouble-shoot replication and HA/DR issues
• Produce scripts for maintenance and database housekeeping needs
• Must deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.

Qualifications/ Required Skills:
• Minimum of 2 to 5 years of related experience.
• Process-oriented engineer with strong execution and follow through skills.
• Experience supporting current version releases of PostgreSQL in a production environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Team player with ability to multitask with minimal supervision and high reliability.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience with database backup and recovery
• Experience with the standalone PostgreSQL installation and performing upgrades and migrations.
• Experience with PostgreSQL clusters
• Passion for learning and applying evolving technologies
• Strong customer focus; ability to focus on the client's requirements and exceed expectations
• Proficient with Windows and Linux OS commands as they relate to Database needs
• Knowledge of Networks and Storage as they relate to Database needs

Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent work experience.
• PostgreSQL Associate Certification or willing to obtain
• Working towards PostgreSQL Professional Certification within an agreed upon timeframe with manager
• Willing to obtain other certifications within an agreed upon timeframe with manager