Request Technology, LLC · 1 week ago
Senior PostgreSQL DBA
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $155K/yr
7+ years expRequest Technology, LLC is a prestigious financial institution seeking a Senior PostgreSQL DBA. The candidate will design and maintain databases, monitor performance, and contribute to systems development projects while ensuring adherence to company standards.
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Hiring Manager
Craig Johnson
Responsibilities
Assists with the design, implementation, and maintaining databases
Manage database performance and disk usage
Provides support in database access methods
Provides consultation support in database analysis, modeling, coding, and production problem resolution
Develops maintenance, backup and recovery procedures and documentation
Participates in Disaster Recovery drills
Provides Primary On-Call Support for production problems
Understands and supports corporate data standards
Recommends and assists with new DBMS and operational standards
Participates in testing and in evaluations of new software and software release upgrades
Supports business studies, proposal teams and costing/feasibility studies
Qualification
Required
3+ years' experience developing and maintaining complex applications that make extensive use of a supported database technology or 3+ years' experience as an associate DBA
Well versed in all phases of Systems Analysis and Design
Experienced in two or more programming languages and two or more scripting languages
Practiced at Entity/Relationship or Object modeling and translation to physical database designs
Proficient in DML, DDL, and database utilities for at least two DBMS technologies
Proficient in all access methods of a DBMS as well as the underlying operating system access methods
Knowledge of hardware and operating system capabilities within one Environment
Understanding of all software subsystems (DBMS, TP Managers, etc.) for one environment
Accepts ownership in assignments, team, and company and takes initiative outside immediate area of responsibility
Speed / Sense of Urgency –Contributes additional effort when necessary to get the job done and to help others meet their objectives
Seeks additional responsibility, shows initiative to learn every aspect of the job, and strives to become a mentor to others in area of expertise
Communicates openly and effectively. Challenges established practices appropriately
Ability to maintain composure under pressure and avoid defensive or irritated or reactions in challenging situations
7+ years' experience with PostgreSQL (preferred EnterpriseDB (EDB) version)
3+ year' Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins & CI/CD skills
bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Business
Preferred
3+ years' experience with CTE(CipherTrust Transparent Encryption), Barman (EDB Backup and Recovery Manager) and AWS
5+ years' experience with DB2 LUW; preferably on Red Hat Linux
1+ years' experience with SQL Server
1+ years' experience with MySQL/MariaDB
1+ years' experience with DB2 in a z/OS environment
Related financial industry experiences
PostgreSQL Professional Certification
IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2 for Linux UNIX and Windows
Benefits
Position is bonus eligible
Company
Request Technology, LLC
With over 39 years of experience, Request Technology, LLC, formerly Quest Enterprises, Inc., is an established entrepreneurial executive search firm that specializes in recruiting Information Technology professionals for organizations throughout the United States.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase