Database Administrator *New*
Job Description
- Experience with AWS
- Ability to configure and maintain database servers for performance and security
- Experience with sharding and scaling large databases
- Proficiency in applying data modeling techniques
- Capability to independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real-time
- Skill in refining and automating regular processes
- Aptitude for assisting developers with query tuning and schema refinement
- Manage and optimize large datasets
- Handle database installation, configuration, and automation
- Perform backup, recovery, upgrades, and schema changes
- Work across production, development, and QA/test environments
- Contribute to long-term planning and architectural decisions
- Senior-level experience in Postgres database administration
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Ruby, Python, Perl, or JavaScript
- Experience with Unix/Unix-like platforms, preferably Linux
- Provide technical mentorship and cross-training to peers
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.
