PostgreSQL Database Administrator
Description
About the team:
The Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) organization is seeking a Database Administrator. ETS provides a broad set of technology products and services to the GM IT organization.
About you:
- Demonstrated 5+ years' experience working as a PostgreSQL database administrator.
- Strong fundamental knowledge in administering PostgreSQL
- Hands on experience scripting in Shell / Python to automate administration functions
- Good understanding of PostgreSQL performance tuning
- Ability to develop automation and scripts to automate tasks and tools to reduce DBA manual touch points
- Performs open source technology tools research to improve the overall capability of the technology stack
- Contributes to direction of Azure cloud migration
- Understand the DBAs challenges, deliver a technical solution that meets the unique needs of DBAs with innovation and automation
- Learn continuously, leveraging training resources and self-directed training, sharing knowledge and skills with rest of the team
- Basic PG Admin skills: installation, configuration, optimization, performance tuning, monitoring, maintenance tasks, managing user roles in Postgres, scalability, vertical sharding, replication, backup/restores including PITR, normalization/demoralization
Additional Description
Preferred qualifications:
- Knowledge of Azure cloud & SQL Server is a plus
- Knowledge of writing Perl or python scripting
- Completed multiple PostgreSQL migrations/upgrades
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with automation/innovation
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