Sr. Database Administrator recruitment
We are seeking a Sr. Database Administrator to join our OptionsHouse technology team. A successful candidate will be responsible for administering, building, maintaining, and optimizing databases. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to join a growing organization.
Primary responsibilities
· Ongoing support and administration of existing production, staging, QA and development database environments
· Configure and tune database servers for best sustainable performance
· Review SQL code and implement all changes to the development and production databases
· Work with development teams to optimize SQL queries used in custom applications
· Provide database expertise to the software development teams
Skills required in areas:
· Expert Level Experience installing, configuring and maintaining PostgreSQL, ideally EnterpriseDB Advanced Server
· Thorough understanding of relational database/schema design, SQL queries and query optimization, and stored procedure development
· Strong skills in optimizing and tuning databases and queries
· Experience with replication and high availability technologies
Ideal Candidate Attributes
· Experience working with different database platforms (SQLServer, PostgreSQL, mySQL, etc.)
· Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous issues
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Development background a plus
· Experience in a financial markets environment a plus
Technical knowledge and Experience and Educational Requirements
· Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent education and work experience is required
· 5+ years hands on PostgreSQL DBA experience