Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator

 

Medical Science & Computing, (MSC), a Dovel Company, is seeking a skilled Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to join our team supporting our client at the National Institutes of Health, (NIH).

 

This position is immediately available remotely, but post-pandemic will required to be onsite in Bethesda, MD (when it is safe to return to campus).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer and patch -- on-premises, Amazon RDS, PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Implement database backup and recovery strategy.
• Maintain data integrity and database performance, stability and scalability.
• Proactivity monitor the health of databases and make recommendations to optimize performance and efficiency.
• Diagnose and resolve database, network, and firewall issues.
• Collaborate with various teams in developing system hardware layouts, configuring firewall rules, tuning, and load testing of mission-critical database systems.    
• Comply with database security standards.
• Document database administration and management related processes and procedures.    
• Provide support to the application developers, including, but not limited to data refresh, SQL and PL/pgSQL performance tuning and best practice recommendations.
• Conduct code reviews with application developers. 
• Automate database administration and maintenance activities.
• Assist with routine Oracle database administration tasks.

 

 

 

Requirements

 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of extensive experience as a Production PostgreSQL DBA.
• 2+ years of experience with MySQL.
• 3+ years of AWS RDS management experience.
• Proficient in relational database management system and principles, network and database security. 
• Advanced understanding of database backup and recovery strategies.
• Advanced understanding of high availability solutions and strategies.
• Proficient with SQL and performance tuning. 
• Strong scripting language experience (any shell scripting).
• Fluent in Linux command line utilities and operations.
• Ability to pay meticulous attention to detail.    
• Self-driven and ability to meet goals and deadlines.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work under pressure in a fast paced work environment.
• Ability to work directly with cross-functional teams to resolve application issues.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• 24x7 on-call experience (selected candidate must be willing to be on call for a week once a month)
• Must be available for after hours and weekend work (as needed).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred experience with Oracle.

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Company Description

Dovel Technologies and its Family of Companies (Medical Science & Computing and Ace Info Solutions) was acquired in October 2021.

 

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