PostgreSQL - Database Infrastructure Administrator (Closed)

Description of Work:

• Design, architect, and build databases from determining business requirements to planning and deploying test and production systems.
• Administration of PostgreSQL databases throughout the development and production lifecycles in an AWS environment.
• Design and develop logical and physical database designs from customer requirements.
• Analyze/Develop business description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify systems, including Business Requirements Documents and supporting documents, diagrams, data and database specification.
• Assist the project/application manager with release, configuration, and change management activities.
• Provide advice and support to development resources.
• Liaise with business customers and business analysts to support the design of intuitive end user reporting.
• Provide guidance in the creation and modification of standards and procedures.
• Provide mentorship to group members and will be expected to help develop and support mid and junior level staff.
• Scheduled for after hours on-call support and will be required to apply production packages during non-peak hours.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed.

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of relative experience, Master's degree and 2 years of relative experience, in an IT field in lieu of a degree.
• At least 5 years hands-on experience in database infrastructure tasks on Linux/Unix operating systems with demonstrated experience in each of the following:
  • Installing databases preferably on-premise and Cloud PostgreSQL
  • Designing/developing/maintaining database schemas
  • Converting database schemas from on-premise DB2 or Oracle databases to PostgreSQL database structures.
  • Writing data conversion scripts from on-premise DB2 or Oracle databases to PostgreSQL database structures.
  • Developing, writing, and testing of Linux or Bash scripts for startup, shutdown, backups, database scripts, and other scripting as required
• At least 3 years of experience in database administration tasks such as DB analysis, maintenance, development, and reporting
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration.

• Experience with deployment of AWS Cloud Infrastructure
• Experience working in a cloud environment like AWS/Google cloud
• Experience setting up and managing PostgreSql on AWS RDS and AWS EC2 Virtual Server.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL Architecture Python Development and Ansible Deployment.
• Experience with data architecture, logical and physical design, reporting and analysis.
• Prior SSA experience
• Liquibase experience

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