Database Administrator

12 Hours ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Database Administrator at Caramel Tech Studios, you will be responsible for managing large datasets and optimizing database infrastructure. Your duties will include installation, configuration, optimization, automation, backup, recovery, and upgrades. You will be involved in long-term planning, tool development, and architectural discussions. You will also be a key resource for production, development, and QA/test environments, sharing your technical expertise and mentoring team members. The role involves problem-solving, refining processes, and assisting developers with query tuning.

Must have:

Senior level experience with Postgres database administration.
Proficient in at least one scripting language.
Experience working on a Unix/Unix-like platform - Linux preferred.
Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship.

Good to have:

Experience with AWS.
Configure and maintain database servers.
Experience to Shard and scale out large database.
Apply data modeling techniques.
Independently analyze and solve issues.
Refine and automate regular processes.
Assist developers with complex query tuning.

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Job Details

Tackle an engaging and challenging position as a Database Administrator at Caramel Tech Studios. If you're an experienced DBA who has an interest in learning and a desire to help drive complex database implementations in unique ways, this is your chance.

In this role, you will come up with new ideas for how to best manage huge data sets and have varied work. As a Database Administrator, your mission will be to dive into our database infrastructure. You will be on the team responsible for installation, configuration, optimization, automation, backup, recovery, upgrades, schema changes, and everything else.

Your experience with production, development, and QA/test environments will be put to use as you become one of our go-to database resources. As a senior member of our team you'll also be involved in long-term planning, tool development (which will include developing more complex automation scripts) and architectural discussions and decisions.

Required Skills

Senior level experience with database administration - Postgres.
experience preferred, but not required.
Proficient in at least one scripting language - Ruby, Python, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
Experience working on a Unix/Unix-like platform â€“ Linux preferred.
Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.
Passion!

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

Experience with AWS.
Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.
Experience to Shard and scale out large database.
Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations.
Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes.
Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.