Senior Cloud Database Engineer, Postgres
Senior Cloud Database Engineer, Postgres
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Job Description
As a Senior Cloud Database Engineer you will advise customers on Cloud best practices support the operation and maintenance of data systems improve scalability and observability and bring a modern platform-oriented approach to your work. You will grow your technical skills and get a first-hand view on trends as they are emerging in the wider industry.
You and the larger team of database professionals and developers will work on unique customer problems monitor and interpret key metrics and conduct regular reviews with your customers on the health of their systems. Most importantly you will work extensively with Postgres the worlds most advanced open source database.
Must least 8 years of professional experience with:
4 or more years supporting databases particularly Postgres in a developer or operations role
4 or more years of hands-on experience working in a major cloud offering with AWS or Azure preferred
Comfort and experience using a ticketing system such as ServiceNow or Jira to track and plan work and communicate progress
Previous customer facing experience in a Solutions Architect or other consulting role strongly considered.
Must possess strong analytical verbal and written communication skills; with the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide audience
Experience with PostgreSQL databases whether on-premise or in the cloud self-hosted AWS RDS or Aurora Postgres Azure Flexible Server or other managed offering
Proven expertise troubleshooting diagnosing and resolving technical issues
Understanding of data architecture relational database concepts logical and physical database design
Ability to be visible and present throughout the workday on a remote-first team
Be available and responsive to handle customer requests alerts and other needs as they are discovered
As the senior engineer you will be responsible for:
Ensuring the uptime and reliability of Production databases
Designing and implementing high availability systems with streaming and logical replication
Managing the automation of backups and recovery
Assisting with Disaster Recovery planning and implementation
Learning about the broader Postgres ecosystem including extensions add-on products and open-source projects that contribute to the functioning and management of the core database
Reacting to metrics and alerts around performance and capacity; and improving these alerts over time to provide better value and actionability
Operating in Cloud environments and recommending the appropriate cloud-native tools for unique situations
Supporting application developers and working with customer engineering teams to provide meaningful measurable results
Improving internal documentation runbooks and other resources to train the wider team on best practices and new techniques
Why should you work at Datavail
To learn from a vast pool of global PostgreSQL DBAs with over 500 combined years of industry experience.
To broaden your experience working with customers in many domains and environments
To improve your familiarity with the many projects and variations surrounding Postgres; including AWS RDS Aurora Azure Flexible Server TimescaleDB Percona Patroni and many more
Your Certifications would be on us
To grow and expand your technical skills in a modern environment
If you think you bring these skills and want a chance to build your career working with Postgres please apply!
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
