Database Administrator II

Zeta • Basking Ridge, NJ

5d

About The Position

We are looking for a Database Engineer II to manage, optimize, and scale database systems supporting critical applications and data platforms. The role includes database administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and ensuring high availability, security, and reliability across environments.

Requirements

• Experience in Database Administration – configuration, backup/restore, replication, etc.
• Experience in performance optimization techniques
• Bachelor's degree in Computer science or equivalent
• Excellent Troubleshooting and Communication skills
• Exceptional knowledge of PostgreSQL
• Experience with databases of 1-10TB in size is a plus
• Experience with Bucardo is a plus
• Experience with MySQL is a plus
• Experience in any one of the scripting languages (bash, python) is good to have
• 2 to 4 years hands-on experience on various relational databases with PostgreSQL as primary skillset.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with databases of 1-10TB in size
• Experience with Bucardo
• Experience with MySQL
• Experience in any one of the scripting languages (bash, python)

Responsibilities

• Manage PostgreSQL database clusters
• Excitement to work with cutting-edge technology, experiment and discover new and more efficient ways to get things done
• Be involved in everything related to relational (and also NoSQL) databases: design, maintenance, migrations, administration, configuration, etc.
• Perform audits of existing databases, figure out possible improvements and ways to implement them efficiently

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level