Role / Job Summary : Postgres DBA L2 accountable & responsible for handling global database operations. Candidates must be willing to work in rotational shifts(24
Location : Bangalore
Years of Experience : 8 - 12 years
Key Responsibilities
Own 247 database support;handling Incidents, Requests, Problems & Changes.
Handle on-call database support during week-ends & out of business hours.Own & deliver various client & infra projects.Plan & deliver various projects around database patching, upgrades & migrations.Management of various tools / scripts being used for databases.Managing Primary DBA roles for multiple applications.Contribution towards automation of recurrent tasks.Ticket reduction through problem management.Manage disaster recovery tests & exercises.Identify & deliver various POCs (Proof of concepts) for latest RDBMS features, open source & new technologies.Work closely with application teams to provide solutions across various requirements & problems.Proactively identify the problems and provide solutions to avoid incidents & application outages.Work with other infra teams to optimize databases performance and reduce incidents probability.Profile Required :
Mandatory Skills and Experience :
Hands-on experience with database standards and end user applications.Experience on PG version PG 12, PG 13, PG 14 & PG 15Excellent knowledge of PG RDBMS (all versions) architecture & design.Excellent knowledge of Architecture, Backup, Recovery (PITTR), Replication & Performance Tuning concepts.Experienced in backup and recovery using PG_DUMP and PG_DUMPALL, setting up WAL archiving, Point in Time RecoveryHands-on experience of using tools / extensions REPMGR, PGBACKREST, pg_repack, pg_crypto, pg_audit, Data Wrapper, pg_bouncer,Good understanding of configuration files such as Pg_hba.Conf, Postgresql.Conf (with knowledge on Parameter values)Scripting knowledge using Ansibel and SHELLProficient in troubleshooting & solving complex performance problems.Proficient in managing Patching, Upgrades & Migrations.Proficient in monitoring & performance analysis through open source toolsExperience in handling Disaster Recovery tests & exercises.Certifications and experience of managing RDS for PostgreSQL on AWSExperience in working on a large-scale environment (at least 1000 + databases with bigger sizes).Working experience in banking domain (preferred).Expert knowledge of ITIL processes around Incident, Problem, Change, Quality Management and CSI.Exceptional coordination, communication and interpersonal skills to work across global teams and clients.Demonstrated ability to analyze, diagnose and assess problems;work with global stakeholders to derive tactical and long-term solutions as appropriate.
Demonstrable crisis management skills in a large, globally distributed environment.Experience working with or in an automated operations environmentExperience managing operations on core & cloud-based infra environments AaS platform experience ideal.Preferred Education, Skills and Experience :
Certifications and experience of managing RDS for PostgreSQL on AWSHands-on experience of using tools / extensions REPMGR, PGBACKREST, pg_repack, pg_crypto, pg_audit, Data Wrapper, pg_bouncerGood understanding of configuration files such as Pg_hba.Conf, Postgresql.Conf.Experienced in backup and recovery using PG_DUMP and PG_DUMPALL, setting up WAL archiving, Point in Time RecoveryExperience in Ansible, Shell / Perl / Python ScriptingProficient in managing Patching, Upgrades & Migrations.Proficient in monitoring & performance analysis through open source toolsWhy Join Us :
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