Forging the future of payments technology
Senior Database Administrator
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$110K - $175K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Database Administrator
North
• Provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, maintenance, patching, and general support of database systems • Create and maintain databases and hosts for Production, Development, and various Test environments • Ensure database availability and recoverability meet established Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and guidelines • Rapidly and accurately resolve database issues utilizing all available tools • Continuously monitor and tune database performance • Ensure integrity and availability of all resources, systems, and key processes • Support the Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy and a multi-region active-active setup • Create and assist users in creating Business Intelligence (BI) reporting.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or an engineering field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting databases in an enterprise environment, with at least half of that time primarily in a PostgreSQL environment
- Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL version 15.x and MS SQL 1219/2022
- Experience supporting a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) in both Linux and Windows environments
- Proven experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies: Postgres RDS, SQL Server RDS, Aurora RDS and EC2
- Experience with Database High Availability / Replication technologies (e.g., AlwaysOn, Postgres HA)
- Scripting and automation experience.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
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